Break-out at mental health facility prompts door upgrade

A N.Z. facility is replacing wooden doors leading to high-care areas in Hillmorton Hospital's acute inpatient unit


New Zealand's Canterbury District Health Board (DHB) is replacing wooden doors leading to high-care areas in Hillmorton Hospital's acute inpatient unit with metal ones following a break-out, according to an article on the Stuff website.

 

 

A mental health patient who smashed their way through a set of locked doors in a Christchurch inpatient unit has prompted the review of security.

 

The wooden doors leading to four high care areas will be replaced with metal ones.

 

 

A nurse at the hospital, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the incident was symptomatic of wider safety concerns for staff.

 

 

Read the article.

 

 

 



August 20, 2018


Topic Area: Security


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