‘Before we used Safedoors we had curtains and cut off doors to provide privacy. Most of the time the curtains were pulled down and stuffed down the toilet to block it and flood the room. The cut-off doors were never a reliable anti-ligature product,’ explains Colin. Identifying that whilst a Safedoor costs more than safety hooks and paper curtains, Colin also knew Safedoors require no maintenance and couldn’t be damaged. However , the results extend far beyond finances. Before the Safedoors were installed the Trust had a real problem with people using bathroom doors to commit suicide. It was scored as 81 (the highest score) using the Manchester Ligature Audit Tool, an assessment to identify areas of risk. By installing the Safedoors, the score dropped to 9, the lowest possible sco

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