Audit of Seclusion: Evaluating Performance Against National and Local Standards

Aims: Seclusion, under the Mental Health Act (MHA 1983) Code of Practice, is the supervised confinement of a patient to manage severe risks. The Mental Health Law Governance Group commissioned a clinical audit to assess compliance with the Trust’s Seclusion Policy and MHA Code of Practice, prioritis...

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Main Authors: Sadia Tabassum Javaid, Raman Mittal, Qammar Jabbar, Corrina Bentley, Samantha Dawson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-06-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S205647242510611X/type/journal_article
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description Aims: Seclusion, under the Mental Health Act (MHA 1983) Code of Practice, is the supervised confinement of a patient to manage severe risks. The Mental Health Law Governance Group commissioned a clinical audit to assess compliance with the Trust’s Seclusion Policy and MHA Code of Practice, prioritised in the 2024–2025 Audit Programme.
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spelling doaj-art-91c74be9d6da4a4f84eb8d8a338672682025-08-20T03:51:44ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S246S24710.1192/bjo.2025.10611Audit of Seclusion: Evaluating Performance Against National and Local StandardsSadia Tabassum Javaid0Raman Mittal1Qammar Jabbar2Corrina Bentley3Samantha Dawson4North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, United KingdomNorth Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, United KingdomNorth Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, United KingdomNorth Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, United KingdomNorth Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, United KingdomAims: Seclusion, under the Mental Health Act (MHA 1983) Code of Practice, is the supervised confinement of a patient to manage severe risks. The Mental Health Law Governance Group commissioned a clinical audit to assess compliance with the Trust’s Seclusion Policy and MHA Code of Practice, prioritised in the 2024–2025 Audit Programme.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S205647242510611X/type/journal_article
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