发现一个联合王国青年心理保健单位滥用限制和强迫喂养,造成创伤,促使紧急改革。
A UK youth mental health unit was found to have misused restraints and forced feeding, causing trauma, prompting urgent reforms.
对爱丁堡的Melville股(一个青年心理健康设施)进行联合检查发现,在使用身体束缚和强迫输管喂养方面普遍存在问题,包括涉及多达8名工作人员的长期、记录不实的事件。
A joint inspection of Edinburgh’s Melville Unit, a youth mental health facility, found widespread issues with the use of physical restraints and forced tube feeding, including prolonged, poorly documented incidents involving up to eight staff members.
检查员报告了创伤、瘀伤和持久的心理伤害,一名前病人描述了持续的创伤后精神紧张症。
Inspectors reported trauma, bruising, and lasting psychological harm, with one former patient describing ongoing PTSD.
报告强调,限制只应作为最后手段使用,并要求紧急改善安全、文件记录和监督。
The report emphasized that restraints should only be used as a last resort and called for urgent improvements in safety, documentation, and oversight.
在对格拉斯哥设施进行类似指控之后,经过国家审查,国家保健服务系统Lothian证实它有一项全面行动计划来处理调查结果。
NHS Lothian confirmed it has a comprehensive action plan to address the findings, following national scrutiny after similar allegations at a Glasgow facility.