...Nigel Beail; Nicola Bethel; Nigel Beail Purpose – There continues to be a small group of people who have intellectual disabilities who need some form of restraint in their support plan due to their self-injurious behaviour. The mechanical restraint restricts their freedom of movement to help...

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