Millfields Charter - Background

Background

The use of physical interventions in care environments is a controversial subject. The debate in the UK and the US about the safety of physical restraint procedures in care environments is more prominent. The prevention of behavioural difficulties, often by environmentalenrichment and person centred approaches, are becoming part of the ‘zeitgeist’. The Millfields Charter calls for a ban on the use of ‘dehumanising’ strategies such as physical restraint and specifically prone restraint. The arguments involve both scientific and moral aspects.

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