Hospital patients under guard as govt misses key mental health target

Up to 10 patients a day who may have “committed violent crimes” are being turned away from the state’s specialist forensic psychiatric facility due to a lack of beds – and are being kept under guard in emergency departments and hospital wards.

Lyell McEwin swaps hard shackles for soft after Chief Psychiatrist criticism

The Lyell McEwin Hospital has replaced “hard” shackles with “soft” to restrain patients in line with new standards and following findings by the Chief Psychiatrist of “under-reporting” of the controversial practice.

Dr David Pope

Hospital patients under guard as govt misses key mental health target

Lyell McEwin swaps hard shackles for soft after Chief Psychiatrist criticism