Zero tolerance and violence in services for people with mental health needs

Brodie Paterson; Gail Miller; David Leadbetter; Vaughan Bowie

Zero tolerance and violence in services for people with mental health needs

Brodie Paterson, Gail Miller, David Leadbetter, Vaughan Bowie

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The author and colleagues consider the concept of 'zero tolerance' and its adoption by the NHS in England as a means of combating violence by service users towards mental health nurses. The authors describe the zero tolerance campaign as a failure, and consider the reasons why and the lessons learnt.

Original language	English
Number of pages	6
Journal	Mental Health Practice
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

mental illness
mental health personnel and patient
psychiatric nurses
violence in hospitals
zero tolerance
Great Britain. National Health Service

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