admission wards Whether the powers of the Mental Health Act have been properly used by the of professionals involved in its operation, including Staffordshire Police and AMHPs and the police Health Service providers are monitoring To ensure the review of services crisis response services is regularly undertaken by those The monitoring and review of services is with responsibility. reported regularly to relevant bodies with Staffordshire Police - responsibility for commissioning and Justice Services governance Partners To ensure performance is at an acceptable level. Staffordshire Police - Justice Services Objective Action Led by Outcomes the person. Police Intervention Health The relevant organisations to make sure Health staff staff are properly trained in the restraint Protocol to be should be alert to implemented. and that staffing levels are adequate. To ensure that Officers are the risk of any trained in the use of restraint and respiratory or Staffordshire Police - risk management regarding cardiac Learning & Development individuals experiencing Mental There should be a clear local protocol Unit Ill Health. about the circumstances when, very OPST department to ensure exceptionally, police may be called to Clear protocols regarding Police through national forums that manage patient behaviour within a health Intervention within Healthcare developments are noted and or care setting. In these cases, mental settings. Staffordshire Police - OPST implemented within training health professionals continue to be procedures. responsible for the health and safety of Staffordshire Police and
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