Zero Seclusion 2020
The Zero Seclusion project aims to eliminate seclusion by 2020. It is a partnership between the Health Quality & Safety Commission (the Commission) and Te Pou o te Whakaaro Nui (Te Pou), working with the national mental health and addiction key performance indicator (KPI) programme.
Teams of consumers, their families and whānau, and service providers, are working together to find alternatives to seclusion.
He aha te noho punanga? What is seclusion?
Seclusion is when a person is placed by themselves in a room or area from which they cannot freely exit.
Seclusion involves:
containment – they are contained within a room where the door is shut, locked and the freedom to exit is decided by staff
isolation – they are in the room alone
reduction of sensory input – the room is reasonably bare, often containing no more than a bed and sometimes a toilet.
The Zero seclusion project is part of Ngā poutama oranga hinengaro-mahitahi, the Commission’s mental health and addiction quality improvement programme.
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