“Parking patients in hallways becomes easier,” he added, “because either mechanical restraints like a net bed or chemical ...

Mental health trusts in England are restraining patients on average ... "The increase in the number of restraints recorded is concerning," she said. "Cuts to bed numbers and community care ...

"We are clear that any kind of restraint should only be used as a last resort and we are working to reduce restrictive interventions and improve patient safety through improved monitoring and ...

Researchers found that Japan had the most frequent use of restraints, in which patients’ limbs and bodies were strapped to their beds with special belts, numbering 120 cases per year for every ...

The ratio of patients tied down to their beds with special belts was 580 times ... to a kind of care heavily dependent on physical restraint,” Hasegawa said. “It should be recognized first ...