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Lewys Beames
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Consultant Mental Health Nurse in Restrictive Practice at South London and Maudsley | PhD Student at King’s College London
❓Have you or someone you know experienced #restraint on a #mentalhealth ward❓

We’re working to improve support for those impacted by coercive practices. Help us make a difference.

See the poster 👇 for more info.
And register here: forms.office.com/e/xyHs346P3F
January 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Reposted by Lewys Beames
Sharing our review that suggests traumatic experiences in mental health inpatient settings - and far more insidious than just restrictive interventions - can worsen outcomes. We urge redesign of environment, processes and autonomy to improve care.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Adverse mental health inpatient experiences: Qualitative systematic review of international literature
Trauma has a well-established link with poor health outcomes. Adverse experiences in mental health inpatient settings contribute to such outcomes and …
www.sciencedirect.com
December 18, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Coercive practices (e.g. physical restraint) on mental health wards can have lasting harmful effects for service users.

Service user, carer or inpatient staff member?
Share your views and help shape the support available after restraint.

More info. 👇
forms.office.com/e/xyHs346P3F
December 17, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Mental health service users often report an absence of support after experiencing coercive practices (e.g. restraint) on mental health wards.

We want to change this.

Help shape support for service users exposed to restraint. More information here:
forms.office.com/e/xyHs346P3F
December 11, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Reposted by Lewys Beames
Certain ethnic minorities are at a greater risk of receiving restrictive practices than those from ethnic majoritet populations.

Ensuring culturally appropriate care at all stages of mental health care may help reduce such ethnic disparities.
Culturally appropriate care and reduction of restrictive practices in mental health
Click on the article title to read more.
doi.org
November 27, 2024 at 9:24 AM