Patient safety and integrated approach
Challenging behaviour is socially constructed and is a product of interaction between the individual and their environment. Assessment and intervention must therefore address the person, the environment and the interaction between the two. Increasing demand is placed on psychiatrists to assess patient risk outside of hospital settings.
Proposed workforce impact
- Psychiatrists need to manage patient safety in community settings
- Increased difficulty in assessing patient risk
- Greater demand on psychiatrists
Sources or references
- Ward et al., (2012), Physical interventions training and organisational management in mental health: an integrated approach to promote patient safety, J Psychiatric Intensive Care, 8, 1, 25-34.
- RCPsych, (2007), Challenging behaviour: a unified approach. College Report CR144.
Additional research questions
- How will locked specialist units be funded?
- Who sets the boundaries of the profession?
Some of the information in this section is provided by stakeholders and expert groups, and does not necessarily represent the views of the CfWI.
