Safer Wards: reducing violence on older people's mental health wards

Safer Wards: reducing violence on older people's mental health wards

Through the Safer Wards project we aimed to reduce the number of incidents of physical violence on older people's mental health wards. This was done using quality improvement methods and supported by the Trust's extensive programme of quality improvement, including training provided by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Violence can be an indicator of unmet needs in this patient populati...

Absconding: reducing failure to return in adult mental health wards

Failing to return from leave from acute psychiatric wards can have a range of negative consequences for patients, relatives and staff. This study used quality improvement methodology to improve the processes around patient leave and time away from the ward. The aim of this study was to improve rates of on-time return from leave by detained and informal patients by 50%. Following a baseline peri...

Workplace Violence Toward Mental Healthcare Workers Employed in Psychiatric Wards

Background Workplace violence (WPV) against healthcare workers (HCWs) employed in psychiatric inpatient wards is a serious occupational issue that involves both staff and patients; the consequences of WPV may include increased service costs and lower standards of care. The purpose of this review was to evaluate which topics have been focused on in the literature and which are new in approaching...

Care plan reduces violence on wards.

A new approach to mental health nursing has reduced violent incidents on acute wards and cut the average length of stay by a quarter, according to research published today in Nursing Standard.

Mental Nursing in Observation Wards