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Brain injury and deprivation of liberty on neurosciences wards: ‘a gilded cage is still a cage’
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- Published on: 30 June 2015
- Published on: 30 June 2015A need to increase understanding of brain injury in professionals carrying out DoLS assessmentsShow More
I read the article "Brain Injury and deprivation of liberty on neurosciences wards" with interest - it is well-timed and provides a helpful introduction to the the recent changes to deprivation of liberty safeguarding criteria. Working in a residential neurorehabilitation centre I am very familiar with the DoLS process as the majority of our client group are admitted under this safeguard. As mentioned in the article, the...
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