Dear Health Sector Workers Network

 

Re: Official Information Act request – Restraint policy and mechanical
restraints in all services

 

The Nelson Marlborough District Health Board acknowledges receipt of your
request for Information under the Official Information Act 1982, received
on 11^th December 2017.

 

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Best Regards

Maree

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Maree Nevill, Administration Co-ordinator - Official Information Act
requests & ACC Treatment Injury, Clinical Governance Support

Nelson Marlborough Health  Private Bag 18, Nelson 7042 Phone: 7522
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-----Original Message-----

From: Health Sector Workers Network
[[1]mailto:[FOI #6982 email]]

Sent: Monday, 11 December 2017 12:44 PM

To: Gaylene Corlett <[2][email address]>

Subject: Official Information request - Request for restraint policy and
the use of mechanical restraints in all services

 

Dear Nelson Marlborough District Health Board,

 

Can you please provide all policy documents relating to restraint
practices at Nelson/Marlborough DHB?

 

Are there instances in the last year (June 2016 to June 2017) of the use
of mechanical restraints? (i.e. strapping arms to bed) this is also
referred to as physical restraint.

Can you please provide this data for both physical and mental health
services and identify the service associated with this data?

 

This data should be recorded in a Restraint Register and specify the type
of restraint used (ie wrist strap) and the start and finish times of each
individual mechanical/physical restraint. Obviously the presentation of
this data should be anonymised for the protection of privacy.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Health Sector Workers Network

 

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Dear Health Sector Workers Network

 

Please find attached the Nelson Marlborough Health response to your
Official Information request regarding mechanical restraint.

 

Best Regards

Maree

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Maree Nevill, Administration Co-ordinator - Official Information Act
requests & ACC Treatment Injury, Clinical Governance Support

Nelson Marlborough Health Private Bag 18, Nelson 7042 Phone: 7522
External: 03 546 1522 Mail [1][email address]

 

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