An Audit of the Use of a Ligature Assessment Tool in the Reporting of Ligature Incidents in a Regional Women’s Medium Secure Unit
Aims: Ligature incidents in inpatient psychiatric settings represent a high-risk form of self-harm behaviour. Of all deaths that occur on psychiatric wards, 75% are caused by hanging or strangulation with a ligature. Accurate assessment and documentation of ligature incidents is essential for a comp...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2025-06-01
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| Series: | BJPsych Open |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425106881/type/journal_article |
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