Annual Report 2015
applicable house rules. The Commissions will include the findings and
recommendations presented in the report in their supervisory activities.
Death during detention
The Health Care Inspectorate and the Inspectorate VenJ by default have a role to
play in the case of a detainee dying while in a detention centre. All reports of a
death are assessed jointly by the Inspectorates. A repeat item that arises and
requires attention from the reports in the case of death during detention is the
exchange of medical information. The professionals do not always share all required
medical information.
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Adult patients in the healthcare system
Supervision of the restriction of freedom in the healthcare system took place in
2015, as well. The supervisory activities not only focused on compliance with the
relevant legislation, but also, and primarily, on preventing and coercion of physical
restraints and seclusion. Various supervisory activities were performed. All instances
of compulsory treatment were individually assessed, for instance, while institutions'
policies on the application and the prevention of having to use physical restraints
and seclusion were also reviewed.
Care for the disabled and the elderly
The IGZ in 2015 individually reviewed 48 cases in the care for the disabled and the
elderly systems. During its inspections, the IGZ met with the client, their legal
representative and the treatment team, and inspected the client file. Half of the
cases involved the use of bed restraints and physical holding. In addition, the IGZ
reviewed the use of seclusion measures and the application of compulsory
medication. The IGZ found that both the decision-making process concerning and
the performance of compulsory treatment were in proper order for all institutions
visited. Both the decision-making and evaluation processes were performed in
multidisciplinary consultations. Almost all institutions actively looked for alternatives
to using physical restraints and seclusion. The client and/or their representative
were properly informed of the reason for the compulsory treatment. However, the
involvement of external experts when administering compulsory treatment, the
clear registration of the use of these measures and the involvement of the client
and/or their representative remain issues requiring improvement. Fewer
psychoactive drugs need to be administered and the incidence of locking patients in
their rooms needs to go down.
In addition, the IGZ reviewed the use of physical restraints and seclusion at the
level of the institution. In this connection, too, it was found that institutions
observed due care when implementing such measures. The responsibility for the use
of the measure was properly divided, the measures used were reported in the client
file and most institutions conducted a multidisciplinary consultation prior to deciding
to use physical restraints or seclusion. However, the IGZ also identified some
shortcomings, especially as concerns the analysis of (problem) behaviour. Because
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