the doctor’s decision fastening with a bed sheet is applied until the patient calmed (approximately 10 minutes) and relevant notes were made to the registration book regarding restraint measures. Alongside the mentioned journal, the National Preventive Group members also revised the other registration books. This should be especially emphasized that several shortcomings revealed by the NPG during the previous visits were eliminated. Thus, the devastated part without repair in the second floor and canteen of the hospital were repaired. Corresponding measures were carried out for ensuring the rights of patients. After the previous visit to the hospital applications and complaints box was installed there, the informational papers about the patients’ rights were installed in a special manner on the walls. These demands are based on the provisions of the UN Principles for Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care. If and for so long as a patient is unable to understand such information, the rights of the patient shall be communicated to the personal representative, if any and if appropriate, and to the person or persons best able to represent the patient's interests and willing to do so. The recommendations of CPT on the rights of patients detained in the psychiatric institutions stress that an introductory brochure setting out the establishment's routine and patients' rights should be issued to each patient on admission, as well as to their families. Any patients unable to understand this brochure should receive appropriate assistance. In such kind of institution the patients should be able to send and receive correspondence, to have access to the telephone, and to receive visits from their family and friends.29 It was revealed that the general condition in the kitchen is normal, hygienic rules were observed; the diversity in daily meal ration and menu was ensured. The main shortcoming and fault revealed during the visit to be eliminated with no delay was necessity of capital repair of sanitary units. According to relevant standards of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on detention conditions of patients in psychiatric institutions, relevant conditions should be created for complying their needs of nature. Thus, the conditions should be created for patients for complying their needs of nature separately from the other patients. The needs of elderly and/or handicapped patients should be taken into consideration. Thus, existence of sanitarian unit of proper construction for them is important, special 29 https://rm.coe.int/16806cd43e p.7. 53

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