POTENTIALLY deadly face-down restraints are still being used at the Southern Health NHS Trust, figures reveal.
Charity Mencap, which supports people with learning disabilities, says vulnerable patients locked in “modern day asylums” across England are being “put at risk of abuse and neglect”.
Staff at the Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust (SHFT) reported physically restraining patients with learning disabilities or autism at least 400 times in the eight months leading up to June, NHS Digital figures show.