Mental Health Intensive Care Unit

An updated revision of  HPU137 Mental Health Intensive Care Unit (Revision 3, February 2019) has been uploaded. Key changes to the document include:

• removal of duplicated information included in HPU 131 Mental Health Overarching Guideline, published in March 2018;
• an update of all content with a focus on multidisciplinary provision of  intensive clinical management, psychiatric medications, close observation and therapeutic engagement in a secure environment, until the consumer’s acute symptoms and behavioural disturbances have stabilised and the level of risk is reduced such that the consumer can be safely transferred to a less restrictive setting;
• inclusion of design strategies that support self-management through a range of therapeutic spaces, e.g. quiet, activity, de-escalation suite and sensory modulation rooms; and 
• a general update of the schedule of accommodation to align with the recently revised mental health standard components.