We will design and deliver a training package for you and your staff that will be relevant and as unique as the person you support.

The aim of the training will be to answer the challenges you face, from carrying out a clinical or care procedure to serious medical treatment. Our years of experience have taught us that your challenges will be different to other services and situations, so our flexible bespoke approach is a perfect fit.

Regardless of circumstances, we (and any Good Practice Guidance) will insist on some essential elements being included or cross-referenced to evidence of recent relevant staff CPD. (For example, staff who have recently had MCA/DoLS/Supported Decision Making training or physical restraint/physical intervention/pmva/positive handling models of training from a recognised model).

Courses include

• Values, workplace ethos, person-centred approaches
• Existing Related Guidance – Identifying current good practice examples
• Legal, Professional & Ethical Considerations
• Capacity, Consent, Best Interest, relevant legal pathways eg. Court of Protection (England/Wales), Sheriff Court or, in more complex cases, the Court of Session (Scotland) The Office of Care and Protection (Northern Ireland), Decision Support Service (DSS), Circuit Court, High Court (Ireland) etc.
• Professional responsibilities and boundaries.
• Benefits Vs Risks of Restrictive Interventions (Physical/Mechanical/Chemical/Environmental/Psychological)
• Risks of specific/combination of restrictive interventions identified for your supported person/procedure
• Benefits Vs Risks – Weighing the medical benefits of the procedure against the risks of restraint.
• Review of your policy to support practice with your staff
• Tailoring the procedure to meet the individual needs and preferences of the person.
• Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), desensitisation, and other relevant/appropriate strategies
• People Present, Equipment & Venue Considerations
• Stopping the Procedure
• Post Procedure – Emotional Support, Review, Documentation & Recording
• Learning lessons from not having suitably trained staff or following training/plans, etc (e.g. a care home recently being fined £150,000+)

We recognise, like you, that restrictive skills are perhaps only a small part of delivering essential care practices and clinical treatment. There are so many other complexities and potentially less intrusive ways that care and treatment can take place.

However, if you have satisfied all the legal, ethical and professional considerations and identified the most appropriate form of restrictive intervention, our training will equip your staff with;

• Confidence
  • With the application of any physical skill taught, e.g. arm immobilisation for a blood test
  • In their ability to transfer what they have rehearsed into the real world
  • To express any concerns during the procedure and sometimes request the procedure to stop
• Competence
  • They have demonstrated their ability when movement is introduced during the procedure, e.g. movement of limbs during rapid tranquillisation in preparation for a general anaesthetic
  • Problem-solve using their simulation practice and repertoire of skills if/when the situation changes
• Quality Assurance
  • Demonstrated compliance with all safety protocols in place for the procedure
  • Shown adherence to best practice use and with the necessary values and caring ethos
  • Have the ability to record their restrictive responses used as agreed in the treatment plan