Use of Seclusion, Mechanical Restraint and Physical Restraint in approved centres
MHC collects and reports on demographic and administrative data in relation to the use of seclusion, mechanical restraint and physical restraint in approved centres nationally.
**Purpose:** The Commission was established in 2002. They are an independent body and their functions are set out by law in the Mental Health Act 2001. Their main functions are to promote, encourage and foster high standards and good practices in the delivery of mental health services and to protect the interests of patients who are involuntarily admitted. The Mental Health Commission is responsible for regulating and monitoring mental health services.
Data on the use of seclusion, mechanical restraint and
**Coverage:** National - all approved centres that use seclusion or restraint.
Collection started 01/01/2008 and is ongoing.
Health Category
Language
Access Rights
- Organization
- Mental Health Commission
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike
Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Access Rights | http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/access-right/PUBLIC |
| Frequency | http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/frequency/ANNUAL |
| Id | e3acd921-0f81-4c4b-bdd0-c47285ce3530 |
| Identifier | NDC-0125 |
| Isopen | True |
| Issued | 1905-01-01 |
| License Id | cc-by-sa |
| License Title | Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike |
| License Url | http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by-sa |
| Max Typical Age | 75 |
| Metadata Created | 2026-03-19T17:17:05.147599 |
| Metadata Modified | 2026-03-19T17:17:05.147602 |
| Min Typical Age | 18 |
| Modified | 2025-05-18 |
| Name | use-of-seclusion-mechanical-restraint-and-physical-restraint-in-approved-centres-125 |
| Notes | MHC collects and reports on demographic and administrative data in relation to the use of seclusion, mechanical restraint and physical restraint in approved centres nationally. **Purpose:** The Commission was established in 2002. They are an independent body and their functions are set out by law in the Mental Health Act 2001. Their main functions are to promote, encourage and foster high standards and good practices in the delivery of mental health services and to protect the interests of patients who are involuntarily admitted. The Mental Health Commission is responsible for regulating and monitoring mental health services. Data on the use of seclusion, mechanical restraint and **Coverage:** National - all approved centres that use seclusion or restraint. Collection started 01/01/2008 and is ongoing. |
| Num Resources | 0 |
| Num Tags | 5 |
| Number Of Records | 1886568 |
| Number Of Unique Individuals | 250098 |
| Private | False |
| Provenance | Data are extracted from registers and clinical practice forms in approved centres and returned on prescribed data collection templates to the MHC on annual basis. MHC stores the information on its password protected information system or in a secure electronic file management facility. Data collection occurs when information is submitted to MHC by clinicians or administrative staff in approved centres. Staff in approved centres are required to submit this data within 7 days of the event. |
| Title | Use of Seclusion, Mechanical Restraint and Physical Restraint in approved centres |
| Type | dataset |
No history available for this dataset.