novel figures reveal that girls,young women and black people are more likely to be held down by staff on wardsPatients in mental health units were physically restrained by staff more than 80000 times last year in Britain, including 10000 who were held face down or given injections to subdue them, and novel NHS figures reveal.
Girls and young women under the age of 20 were the most likely to be restrained,each being subjected 30 times a year on average to techniques that can involve a group of staff combining to tackle a patient who is being aggressive or violent.
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Source: guardian.co.uk