This volume explores different models of regulating the use of
restrictive practices in health care and disability settings.
The authors examine the legislation, policies, inspection, enforcement
and accreditation of the use of practices such as physical, mechanical
and chemical restraint. They also explore the importance of factors such
as organisational culture and staff training to the effective
implementation of regulatory regimes. In doing so, the collection
provides a solid evidence base for both the development and
implementation of effective approaches to restrictive practices that
focus on their reduction and, ultimately, their elimination across
health care sectors. Divided into five parts, the volume covers new
ground in multiple respects. First, it addresses the use of restrictive
practices across mental health, disability and aged care settings,
creating opportunities for new insights and interdisciplinary
conversations across traditionally siloed sectors. Second, it includes
contributions from research academics, clinicians, regulators and mental
health consumers, offering a rich and comprehensive picture of existing
regulatory regimes and options for designing and implementing regulatory
approaches that address the failings of current systems. Finally, it
incorporates comparative perspectives from Australia, New Zealand, the
Netherlands, Germany and England.
The book is an invaluable resource for regulators, policymakers,
lawyers, clinicians, consumer advocates and academics grappling with the
use and regulation of restrictive practices in mental health, disability
and aged care contexts.
