22 December 2017
Health Sector Workers Network
Email
: [FYI request #6986 email]
Dear Sir/Madam
Thank you for your email dated 11 December 2017.
In response to your Official Information Act request to provide policy
documents relating to restraint practices at MidCentral DHB, we have attached
the Restraint Minimisation and Safe Practice Policy MDHB: 112 and the
Restraint Minimisation and Safe Practice Procedure MDHB: 4724.
You also requested we provide data on the use of physical restraint for both
physical and mental health services between June 2016 and June 2017.
Included in that data, you required the service to be identified, along with
specifying the type of restraint and the start and finish times of each individual
episode.
In summary it was identified a total of 52 restraints took place between June
2016 and June 2017. Fifteen restraints occurred for Mental Health Services
and thirty seven restraints for the general side of the hospital.
The register indicates the type of physical restraint along with the start and
duration time of the episode. We were unable to show finish time of restraint
as our reporting shows only start and duration times.
Use of Physical Restraints - Mental Health Services
From June 2016 to June 2017
DATE
START TIME
DURATION
PHYSICAL RESTRAINT USED
2/06/2016
6.15am
10 mins
T Belt (belt that goes across lap whilst sitting in chair)
6/06/2016
9.15pm
85 mins
T belt
9/06/2016
4pm
40 mins
Leg restraints (cuffs around ankles)
18/06/2016
8.35pm
20 mins
T Belt
23/06/2016
1.15pm
30 mins
T Belt
23/06/2016
8.30pm
75 mins
T Belt
3/08/2016
6pm
80 mins
Leg restraints
15/08/2016
5.50pm
110 mins
Leg restraints
19/08/2016
2.50pm
55 mins
Leg restraints
27/08/2016
6.45pm
5 mins
Leg restraints
3/09/2016
11.30am
10 mins
Leg restraints
16/09/2016
7.30am
15 mins
Bed rails
3/11/2016
4.15am
205 mins
T Belt
6/11/2016
12.30am
10 mins
bed rails, blue non locking cuffs, green non locking cuffs
8/01/2017
11.55pm
8 hours
Bed rails
MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION SERVICE
PN HOSPITAL, PRIVATE MAIL BAG 11036, PALMERSTON NORTH
Phone: + 64 (6) 350 8354 Fax: +64 (6) 350 8253
Use of Physical Restraints - General Hospital
From June 2016 to June 2017
DATE
START TIME
DURATION
PHYSICAL RESTRAINT USED
8/06/2016
1.40am
60 mins
bed rails, blue non locking cuffs (wrist), green straps (tie against bed rails)
26/06/2016
8pm
8 hours
mittens
3/07/2016
2.15am
2 hours
Bed rails, blue straps leg restraints
3/07/2016
1.30pm
1 hour
bed rails, green non locking cuffs (wrist), green straps
12/07/2016
6pm
2 hours
cubro chair (chair with belt and tray table)
14/09/2016
12pm
2 hours
T Belt
15/09/2016
12.15am
4 hours
blue straps, leg restraints
7/10/2016
5pm
8 hours
bed rails, blue non locking cuffs, mittens
8/10/2016
4am
2 hours
bed rails, blue non locking cuffs, mittens
17/10/2016
1am
2 hours
bed rails, blue straps, green straps
5/11/2016
11pm
1 hour
blue non locking cuffs green non locking cuffs
30/11/2016
5pm
1hour 38 mins bed rails, blue straps leg restraints
20/12/2016
11am
2 hours
mittens
9/01/2017
3.12pm
2 hours
cubro chair
11/01/2017
11am
5 mins
cubro chair
11/02/2017
9pm
ongoing
bed rails, blue non locking cuffs, green straps
16/02/2017
9.55am
8 min
bed rails, blue non lockings cuffs
15/02/2017
3pm
ongoing
bed rails, blue non locking cuffs
19/02/2017
3pm
ongoing
bed rails, blue non lockings cuffs
18/02/2017
3pm
ongoing
bed rails, blue non lockings cuffs
19/02/2017
3.10pm
ongoing
bed rails, blue non lockings cuffs
23/02/2017
10.35am
3 hours
blue non locking cuffs
1/03/2017
5am
2.5 hours
bed rails, blue straps, green non locking cuffs
26/04/2017
2.35pm
24 hours
green non locking cuffs
26/04/2017
2.36pm
24 hours
green non locking cuffs
26/04/2017
11.30pm
ongoing
green non locking cuffs
27/04/2017
11am
ongoing
green non locking cuffs
27/04/2017
3pm
ongoing
green non locking cuffs, bed rails
27/04/2017
11pm
ongoing
green non locking cuffs
28/04/2017
11am
ongoing
green non locking cuffs
28/04/2017
6.30pm
ongoing
green non locking cuffs
28/04/2017
11pm
ongoing
green non locking cuffs
30/04/2017
1am
ongoing
green non locking cuffs
8/05/2017
12am
24 hours
bed rails, blue non locking cuffs
9/05/2017
12pm
full shift
mittens
13/06/2017
1.20pm
ongoing
bed rails, blue non lockings cuffs
16/06/2017
4pm
ongoing
mittens
Regards
Chris Nolan
Service Director
Mental Health & Addiction Service