Record Keeping

Observation records detailing all use of restraint and seclusion should be completed by the individual observing. In HSCT facilities, if the observer is unregistered, a registered staff member should countersign …

Policies must be specific as to records to be kept and for routes to disclosure for relevant family members and people with learning disabilities and autistic people themselves where possible.

The records kept must be easy to manage by staff and easily comprehensible to others, including people with learning disabilities and autistic people, carers and relatives.

In HSCTs all complaints, regardless of whether they are resolved immediately at ward level, should be recorded in the Trust’s electronic complaints management system. In private and third sector facilities …

The named person responsible for the care plan must both review and approve the preparation of anyone with a learning disability transferring to a new environment within or external to …

A new regulatory body should consider being explicit that where a public interest justification is to be relied upon, a record should be available of the factors weighing against and …