Use of Seclusion, Mechanical Restraint and Physical Restraint in approved centres

MHC collects and reports on demographic and administrative data in relation to the use of seclusion, mechanical restraint and physical restraint in approved centres nationally.

Purpose: The Commission was established in 2002. They are an independent body and their functions are set out by law in the Mental Health Act 2001. Their main functions are to promote, encourage and foster high standards and good practices in the delivery of mental health services and to protect the interests of patients who are involuntarily admitted. The Mental Health Commission is responsible for regulating and monitoring mental health services. Data on the use of seclusion, mechanical restraint and

Coverage: National - all approved centres that use seclusion or restraint.

Collection started 01/01/2008 and is ongoing.

Data and Resources

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Additional Info

Field Value
Contact points
Contact point 1
URI
Name
Mental Health Commission
Email
data@mental-health-commis.ie
Identifier
Publisher
Publisher 1
URI
Name
Mental Health Commission
Email
URL
Type
http://purl.org/adms/publishertype/NationalAuthority
Identifier
Creator
Homepage
Landing page
Release date January 1, 1905
Modification date May 18, 2025
Version
Version notes
Identifier NDC-0125
Frequency http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/frequency/ANNUAL
Provenance

Data are extracted from registers and clinical practice forms in approved centres and returned on prescribed data collection templates to the MHC on annual basis. MHC stores the information on its password protected information system or in a secure electronic file management facility.

Data collection occurs when information is submitted to MHC by clinicians or administrative staff in approved centres.

Staff in approved centres are required to submit this data within 7 days of the event.
Type
Temporal coverage
Temporal coverage 1
Start
January 1, 1905
End
March 5, 2026
Temporal resolution
Spatial coverage
Spatial coverage 1
URI
http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/country/IRL
Label
Ireland
Geometry
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Access rights http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/access-right/PUBLIC
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Theme
  1. http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/data-theme/HEAL
Language
  1. http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/ENG
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  1. http://health.europa.eu/ehds/category/registries
  2. http://health.europa.eu/ehds/category/ehr
Health theme
  1. http://health.europa.eu/theme/infectious-disease
  2. http://health.europa.eu/theme/public-health
  3. http://health.europa.eu/theme/mental-health
Legal basis
Minimum typical age 18
Maximum typical age 75
Number of records 1886568
Number of records for unique individuals. 250098
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