Use of restraint in mental health facilities
Dear Information Officer,
I would like to make a request under FOISA.
1. How often have physical restraints used on mental health patients in mental health facilities been recorded as 'adverse events' in each of the past four years? I would prefer this information broken down by facility and year. (2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18)
2. How many injuries (of mental health patients in mental health facilities) have been recorded as a result of restraint in each of the past 4 years? I would prefer this information broken down by facility and year. (2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18)
3. How many deaths (of mental health patients in mental health facilities) have been recorded as a result of restraint in each of the past 4 years? I would prefer this information broken down by facility and year. (2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18)
Yours faithfully,
elizabeth thomson
Thank you for your FOI request.
Your request has been passed to a member of the FOI team and a reference
number for your request will be issued to you in the near future.
Dear Ms Thomson,
Thank you for your FOI request.
I will seek the information you request and respond in due course. This will be within the 20 working days target specified by the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Please note if you have any further queries regarding this FOI please email at [NHS Highland request email] quoting the above reference.
Yours sincerely
Anna
Anna McInally
Freedom Of Information Administrator
PA Support to Elaine Mead, Chief Executive, NHS Highland
NHS Highland
Assynt House, Beechwood Park, Inverness, IV2 3BW
Ext 4927
Dear FOIRequestsHighland (NHS HIGHLAND),
As you can see this request is long overdue. I would appreciate it if i could be sent a response within the next 2 days .
Yours sincerely,
elizabeth thomson
Thank you for your FOI request.
Your request has been passed to a member of the FOI team and a reference
number for your request will be issued to you in the near future.
Dear Ms Thomson,
Thank you for your email. I apologise for the delay in responding to you, I will send the response to you as soon as it is available.
Many thanks,
Anna
Anna McInally
Freedom Of Information Administrator
NHS Highland
Assynt House, Beechwood Park, Inverness, IV2 3BW
Ext 4927
Dear Ms McInally,
Thank you for your email. I will send a right of reply to your press office, but if the information cannot be released by tomorrow then i will have to record it a refused disclosure.
Yours sincerely,
elizabeth thomson
Dear Ms Thomson,
Please find attached our response to your recent Freedom of Information
Request.
If you have further queries regarding this please email
[1][NHS Highland request email] quoting the above reference.
Anna McInally
Freedom of Information Administrator
On behalf of
Ruth Daly
Board Secretary
NHS Highland
Assynt House
Beechwood Park
Inverness
IV2 3BW
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