Holestane Cottages

1. To support young people’s safety and wellbeing the provider should review their restrictive practice procedures. This should include but is not limited to: Ensuring that plans for physical restraint are tailored to the needs of the individual and that plans clearly reflect what has been assessed as safe interventions with specific holds identified. Also, if it has been identified that the use of restraint has been assessed not to be safe for a young person that this has been recorded. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which states that. ‘If my independence, control and choice are restricted, this complies with relevant legislation and any restrictions are justified, kept to a minimum and carried out sensitively’ (HSCS 1.3) and ‘I am as involved as I can be in agreeing and reviewing any restrictions to my independence, control and choice.’ (HSCS 2.6)

2. The service should ensure that care plans and risk assessments are accurate, analytical, and SMART. This should include, but is not limited to: a) Care plans that are dynamic, accurate and include all relevant significant changes to a young person’s circumstances. b) Risk assessments that accurately and consistently reflect identified risk and are responsive to changes in these. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS), which state that: ‘My personal plan (sometimes referred to as a care plan) is right for me because it sets out how my needs will be met, as well as my wishes and choices.' (HSCS 1.15)