4. Healthcare facilities »»»» 4. Healthcare facilities 4 visits hospital for long-term patients psychiatric hospital children’s psychiatric hospital psychiatric clinic of a university hospital Hospitals for long-term patients We have discussed certain systemic measures to implement the recommendations outlined in the 2017 summary report with the Ministry of Health. We have prepared specialised seminars for representatives of the hospitals to inform them about standards in prevention of ill-treatment. Summary report Psychiatric hospitals In 2018, after a series of visits focusing on forensic treatment, we renewed our systematic visits to general psychiatric facilities and also prepared a special programme for monitoring the use of means of restraint. See page 23 for long-term recommendations. Did you know that the use of means of restraint... A cage bed in 2018! During a systematic visit, we found that a psychiatric facility was using two net beds and one bed completely enclosed by a metal cage. The use of this means of restraint is not allowed under current legislation and we had not seen such a cage bed for years. It was removed shortly after our visit. ...is now regulated by a new methodological guideline issued by the Ministry of Health? We have commented on its contents with the aim of strengthening safeguards against ill-treatment. Methodological guideline ...is subject to the CPT standard? In 2018, the translation to Czech was completed. Revised standard 17