Overview
As part of the NHS England national improvement programme to reduce restrictive practices, the Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) was commissioned to develop standards for training for the prevention and use of restrictive interventions.
The Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) is an independent body that brings together government departments, professional bodies, people with lived experience, practitioners and academics. It is a coalition of the willing who are passionate about restraint reduction and human rights.
The Restraint Reduction Network Training Standards (2019) aim to facilitate culture change, not just technical competence. The Standards are designed to:
protect people's fundamental human rights and promote person centred, best interest and therapeutic approaches to supporting people when they are distressed;
improve the quality of life of those being restrained and those supporting them;
reduce reliance on restrictive practices by promoting positive culture and practice that focuses on prevention, de-escalation and reflective practice;
increase understanding of the root causes of behaviour and recognition that many behaviours are the result of distress due to unmet needs;
where required, focus on the safest and most dignified use of restrictive interventions including physical restraint.
The RRN Training Standards were published in April 2019 and are available on the RRN website. These standards provide a national benchmark for training in restrictive practices and have been endorsed by a number of professional bodies, charities and arm's length bodies.
For further information and to download documention please visit the training standards website