Risk Assessment

The Challenges in Moving a Restrained Person Up or Down a Flight of Stairs

Moving individuals up or downstairs under restraint poses numerous challenges for caregivers, healthcare staff and other professionals. This task falls…

3 years ago

The Use of Neck Restraints in Restraint Techniques: An Argument for and Against

Introduction: The recent instruction by the Public Safety Minister to ban the use of neck restraints by the Royal Canadian…

3 years ago

Has Aggression towards Reception and Healthcare Staff become Routine?

Research studies across 5 countries including the UK, show that Aggression towards GP receptionists is a ‘frequent and routine’ occurrence.…

3 years ago

Pain Compliance on Children is Permissible & Why Adopt Standards For A Mental Health Unit, If You Are Not a Mental Health Unit?

The use of pain compliance on children is an emotive subject, it is contentious and one that many organisations fail…

3 years ago

Serco fined £2.25 million for H&S Failings following the Death of Custody Officer

Ms Barwell, a 54-year-old grandmother was kicked twice at Blackfriars Crown Court in 2015 during the restraint of a prisoner…

3 years ago

The Importance of Writing An Effective Incident Report

Writing and effective incident report is possibly one of the most important things you can do. This is because you…

3 years ago

Should We Be Resuming Physical Restraint /Intervention/PMVA Training During Covid 19?

Should We Be Resuming Physical Restraint /Intervention/PMVA Training During Covid 19?   This is a very interesting discussion thread that…

6 years ago

The New & Updated NFPS Level 3 Risk Assessment Course [Video]

 I'm quite excited about the fact that we will soon be launching our New & Updated NFPS Level 3…

7 years ago

The Importance of Risk Assessments [Video]

 Over the last few weeks and months I've been talking about the importance of risk assessments and if you…

7 years ago

What Does ‘Suitable and Sufficient Mean, With Regards to Risk Assessments

What Does 'Suitable and Sufficient Mean, with regards to risk assessments? Read more

7 years ago