BHI report reveals Central West hospital rates of seclusion, restraint

Nadine Morton
Updated September 11 2019 - 2:06pm, first published 2:00pm
HOSPITAL REPORT: Patients were secluded or restrained more than 48 times at hospital in the Central West, new report shows. Photo: FILE
HOSPITAL REPORT: Patients were secluded or restrained more than 48 times at hospital in the Central West, new report shows. Photo: FILE

ACUTE mental health patients in the Central West were put in seclusion or physically restrained more than 48 times during a three-month period, new data reveals.

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Nadine Morton

Nadine Morton

Senior journalist

Breaking news journalist at the Illawarra Mercury. Email: nadine.morton@austcommunitymedia.com.au