Seclusion, restraint rising in Shellharbour Hospital's mental health units

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Updated April 14 2021 - 11:47pm, first published September 25 2020 - 1:00pm
Damage control: Photos sent to the Mercury by a Shellharbour Hospital mental health unit staff member, of a glass door which had been smashed by a patient.
Damage control: Photos sent to the Mercury by a Shellharbour Hospital mental health unit staff member, of a glass door which had been smashed by a patient.

Mentally ill patients were physically restrained 50 times at Shellharbour Hospital from April to June - double the number restrained in the same period in 2019.

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Lisa Wachsmuth

Deputy Editor

Deputy editor and health reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, covering stories in the Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama local government areas. For news tips email lwachsmuth@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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