Over the summer, we reported on the passage of Public Act 102-0339, which aims to reduce and the use of time out, isolated time out, and physical restraint (referred to herein as “restrictive ...

This study evaluated the impact of a patient safety intervention and national guideline to reduce unnecessary red blood cell transfusions in a large, urban academic medical center. ABSTRACTObjectives: ...

The use of restraints and feeding by tubes in NHS eating disorder care is to be studied, with the aim of reducing restrictive practices. The University of Cumbria said the £1.1m project would see it ...

There has been poor progress on minimising the use of restraint, seclusion and segregation in health and care services in England, 4 years after a major review was launched into the area. In 2018, the ...

The Department of Health has issued guidelines to stop the intentional use of face-down restraint. The guidelines, “Positive and proactive care: reducing the need for restrictive interventions”, make ...

Restrictive practices in mental health settings—such as physical restraint and seclusion—are meant to be a last resort, used only when patients pose a risk to themselves or others. Subscribe to our ...

Mandatory stay-at-home orders and business closures may not be more effective at controlling the spread of the coronavirus than less restrictive, voluntary measures, a new study found. At the ...

Dffective and safe ways to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics in hospitals have been identified in a new study. Guidelines and policies that promote better targeting of antibiotics in patients who ...

Intensive care units (ICUs) are high-risk settings for the transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE). In a cluster-randomized trial ...