New survey launched today.

You are invited to take part in an online survey which takes around 10-15 minutes to complete. The participant information sheet is attached to this email.

The aim of this research study is to decide on a set of outcomes that should be measured when researchers introduce measures to try to reduce restrictive practices like seclusion and restraint. This survey is the first of three stages of deciding what these outcomes should be. The survey asks you to rate how important you think different outcomes are, e.g., the number of times a person was restrained, or the duration of time that person was restrained for. The list of things we ask about has come from reviews written about reducing restrictive practices but there is also room to add any you think are missing.

If you work in mental health services either as a researcher or a practitioner then you are invited to take part in the survey. You do not need to have worked in this specific area. Similarly, if you have experience of using mental health services, either as a service user yourself or a family member/ carer of a mental health service user, then you are invited to take part, you do not need to have personally experienced restrictive practices.

The research will not collect any personally identifiable details other than your email address and broad experience. With your consent, your email will be used: to contact you to inform you when the second survey is available, to invite you to take part in a discussion group, to enter you into a prize draw, or to receive a copy of the findings. After completing survey one, you do not have to leave your email address and take part in the second survey if you do not wish to do so, although your responses from the first survey will still be included.

This study has been reviewed and given a favourable opinion by the UCLan Health Ethics Panel (Health 01113).

If you have any questions about this research you can contact me on kberzins@uclan.ac.uk

The survey can be found here: https://t.co/lCTr3pd2fH

Please share this post with service users, carers, mental health practitioners or researchers you think might be interested in taking part.

With best wishes,

Kathryn Berzins

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