Mandatory stay-at-home orders and business closures may not be more effective at controlling the spread of the coronavirus than less restrictive, voluntary measures, a new study found. At the ...

New guidance on the use of restrictive practices and seclusion in Northern Ireland has been welcomed by nurse leaders in the region. The document, Regional policy on the use of restrictive practices ...

Over the summer, we reported on the passage of Public Act 102-0339, which aims to reduce and the use of time out, isolated time out, and physical restraint (referred to herein as “restrictive ...

The Department of Health’s two-year Positive and Safe initiative, launched last month, is the latest in a succession of pieces of work to stem from the Winterbourne View concordat. Norman Lamb, the ...

Credit: Getty Images The burden of public health interventions must not be substantially greater than the expected public health gains. Public health measures that curtail individual freedoms must be ...