PBS practitioner: Hormonal manipulation (male) to the Refer to the individual Consent: Person with Develops the PBSP, individual product product information capacity to give consent or (When used for the primary contributes to the risk information but but generally should relative or guardian. purpose of reducing a person’s assessment. generally may include: sex-drive.) If the person is resisting or Medical practitioner/ include: Counselling prior objecting to the medication, • psychiatrist (where the Change in to use. the consent of an appointed • restrictive practice is secondary guardian with relevant Careful initial • being used to sexual powers as per Section 32 of titration. administer medical characteristics. the Guardianship and Regular review of • treatment): Prescribes Administration Act 1993 is Depression. • dosage. the medical treatment also required or authority disease. • Regular review of and contributes to the • provided via a relevant Reduction in need for therapy. PBSP and risk • court order. sex drive. assessment as required. Endorsement: The Loss of fertility. Community nurse • delegated restrictive (where involved in the practices compliance administration of the officer. medical treatment): Contributes to the PBSP and the risk assessment as required. Restrictive Practice Recommended Consent and Potential Risks Prescribing Person(s) Example Controls Endorsement
Hormonal manipulation (male) (When used for the primary purpose of reducing a person’s sex-drive.) to the individual product information but generally may include: • Change in secondary sexual characteristics. • Depression. • disease. • Reduction in sex drive. • Loss of fertility. Refer to the individual product information but generally should include: • Counselling prior to use. • Careful initial titration. • Regular review of dosage. • Regular review of need for therapy. PBS practitioner: Develops the PBSP, contributes to the risk assessment. Medical practitioner/ psychiatrist (where the restrictive practice is being used to administer medical treatment): Prescribes the medical treatment and contributes to the PBSP and risk assessment as required. Community nurse (where involved in the administration of the medical treatment): Contributes to the PBSP and the risk assessment as required. Consent: Person with capacity to give consent or relative or guardian. If the person is resisting or objecting to the medication, the consent of an appointed guardian with relevant powers as per Section 32 of the Guardianship and Administration Act 1993 is also required or authority provided via a relevant court order. Endorsement: The delegated restrictive practices compliance officer. Restrictive Practice Example Potential Risks Recommended Controls Prescribing Person(s) Consent and Endorsement
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