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• Bio feedback - displays
MANAGEMENT IN
the current muscle tone in
MENTAl HEAlTH
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A GUIDANCE DOCUMENT on risk
• Symmetry training – monitor Management in Mental Health services
activity on each side of the body
was published recently.
– useful for stroke patients
It is designed to support mental health
• Detailed analytics of each training
services in adopting a systematic approach
to risk assessment at all levels and across all
session, can be printed to show
disciplines, thus enabling risk management
progress over time to be embedded in day to day practice.
the guidance is aimed at all those
working in and accessing the Hse who
have an interest in improving patient safety
and quality of mental health services.
Public Health Nurses this includes clinical staff, managers, risk
and Midwives:
advisors/managers, as well as service
users, their relatives and carers. + at the launch of the Guidance Document on risk Management in the Mental Health services were: Martin
It is designed to be multi-purpose and
Rogan, Dr Conor O’Neill, Dr David Vaughan, Tony leahy, Una McCarthy, Dr Ailis Quinlan, David Gaskin, Dr Margaret
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it can be used by clinicians as a reference
O’rourke, Pauline Gill and Debbie Dunne.
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source for clinical risk management. It
can also be an information source on management process, or in discussing the of external expert advisers including an
• Minimises pressure caused pain
approaches to risk management for care of an individual service user. academic, a service user representative, and
• Prevents pressure sores for immobile
service users. the document was produced by a a Clinical Indemnity Scheme representative.
premature infants the document can guide the mental working group under the chairmanship of this document was produced for use
• Womb substitution system facilitates
health service manager in working on a local Health Manager David Gaskin. by staff working in or with mental health
correct positioning
service-wide risk management process and the group included a clinical director, services, as well as mental health service
it can be used by a multidisciplinary team director of nursing, risk advisers from within users and their families and carers. It is
in working with managers to develop a risk Hse mental health services and a number available on the HSE staff Intranet.
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