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Reducing the risk of violence to junior psychiatrists

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Alan Lillywhite ,
Neil Morgan  and
Elizabeth Walter
Alan Lillywhite*
Affiliation:
Langdon Hospital, Dawlish EX7 0NR
Neil Morgan
Affiliation:
Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5BN
Elizabeth Walter
Affiliation:
Downend Clinic, Bristol BS16 5TW
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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As mental health care services move increasingly into the community with staff working in more isolated settings, violence against staff is becoming an increasing health and safety issue. Education and training of staff to cope with potentially violent situations is a priority, equally important is the design and physical layout of the room in which potentially violent patients are seen. This audit looked at the safety features present in consulting rooms used daily, for interviewing patients, by mental health professionals. The study identified rooms which were judged unsuitable for interviewing potentially aggressive patients in, and as a result, several recommendations for safety improvements to these rooms were made.

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Audit
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , January 1995 , pp. 24 - 27
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994

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