Mental health nurses demand end to delays to new patient restraint law
Houses of Parliament
New legislation that seeks to end the inappropriate use of physical force against mental health patients must be implemented without further delay, a leading nurse has warned.
Prompted by the death of Olaseni Lewis, a 23-year-old Black man, Seni’s Law received royal assent in November 2018 but has still not been brought into force.
“The government absolutely must make this a priority, because enough is enough
Evri Anagnostara
The government said the Covid-19 pandemic had meant the work on rolling out the legislation – officially called the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Act 2018 – had to be paused but this had now been resumed.