DECEMBER 2019 POSITIVE AND SAFE APPROACH NORTHUMBERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR FOUNDATION TRUST Key benefits and outcomes Since 2013 when the P&S strategy has been implemented, NTW has seen a very positive impact and is proving successful. In 2019 the trust saw an: • 18 per cent reduction in assaults on staff • 23 per cent reduction in restraint • 38 per cent reduction prone restraint • 20 per cent reduction in use of mechanical restraint equipment. What the organisation faced In 2013 the charity Mind asked all NHS trusts to report on figures of restraints used within their organisation. The findings showed that NTW had the highest level of use of restraints. The trust, therefore, committed to improve this by developing a P&S strategy. Overview It had

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