Patient was locked alone in room for 101 days, Mental Health watchdog finds
A patient locked alone in a room for 101 days is just one of 1,840 episodes of 'seclusion' highlighted by the Mental Health Commission (MHC) in its 2020 annual report. Stock picture.
A patient locked alone in a room for 101 days is just one of 1,840 episodes of 'seclusion' highlighted by the Mental Health Commission (MHC) in its 2020 annual report.
The commission found that 643 residents across 28 different mental health centres were secluded last year.
