Volunteering Service Guide: Restraint Debrief Service

Patient restraint is used as a last resort where a patient in the hospital is violent or aggressive to others and is a potential danger to themselves. The Restraint Debrief Service gives patients, who are experiencing severe mental ill health, a voice through a debriefing session with an independent volunteer, enabling the patient’s voice to influence their care and possibly reduce future restraint.

This guide uses learning from the Restraint Debrief Service being delivered at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. The purpose of the guide is to provide a potential service adoptor with the information needed to be able to:
a) Decide if the service would be of benefit to their organisation
b) Understand what considerations are needed to adapt the service to their environment