Accountability
5Training in appropriate use of force
(1)
The responsible person for each mental health unit must provide training for staff that relates to the use of force by staff who work in that unit.
(2)
The training provided under subsection (1) must include training on the following topics—
(a)
how to involve patients in the planning, development and delivery of care and treatment in the mental health unit,
(b)
showing respect for patients' past and present wishes and feelings,
(c)
showing respect for diversity generally,
(d)
avoiding unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation,
(e)
the use of techniques for avoiding or reducing the use of force,
(f)
the risks associated with the use of force,
(g)
the impact of trauma (whether historic or otherwise) on a patient's mental and physical health,
(h)
the impact of any use of force on a patient's mental and physical health,
(i)
the impact of any use of force on a patient's development,
(j)
how to ensure the safety of patients and the public, and
(k)
the principal legal or ethical issues associated with the use of force.
(3)
Subject to subsection (4), training must be provided—
(a)
in the case of a person who is a member of staff when this section comes into force, as soon as reasonably practicable after this section comes into force, or
(b)
in the case of a person who becomes a member of staff after this section comes into force, as soon as reasonably practicable after they become a member of staff.
(4)
Subsection (3) does not apply if the responsible person considers that any training provided to the person before this section came into force or before the person became a member of staff—
(a)
was given sufficiently recently, and
(b)
is of an equivalent standard to the training provided under this section.
(5)
Refresher training must be provided at regular intervals whilst a person is a member of staff.
(6)
In subsection (5) “refresher training” means training that updates or supplements the training provided under subsection (1).