The new guidelines which were developed by the Royal College of Nursing say services must have programmes to cut the use of restrictive interventions and state: “Staff must not deliberately restrain people in a way that impacts on their airway, breathing or circulation, such as face down restraint on any surface, not just on the floor.”For more information or training on reducing or eliminating the use of prone restraint, please contact us on 01373 228055 or email info@prosec-ltd.com.to view the full report go here: