After a nurse was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an inpatient at a psychiatric hospital in Hachioji, Tokyo, the Japan Psychiatric Hospital Association, which is a member of psychiatric hospitals nationwide, conducts a field investigation into the hospital. decided.
In addition, the association's Tokyo branch has announced that it will establish a new abuse prevention committee to prevent recurrence.
Takiyama Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Hachioji City, Tokyo, was searched by the Metropolitan Police Department on suspicion that four nurses had assaulted a patient. He was arrested on suspicion of assault for beating him.
In response to the incident, the "Japan Psychiatric Hospital Association", which has 1,185 psychiatric hospitals nationwide as its members, decided to conduct an on-site investigation at Takiyama Hospital, saying that it was a serious incident that significantly undermined trust in psychiatric care in general. rice field.
In addition, the branch "Tokyo Psychiatric Hospital Association" separately conducted a field survey and released a statement on its website on the 27th.
In this, "the occurrence of the situation is extremely regrettable," and "there are points to reflect on, such as the closed side of the psychiatric hospital in the background."
After that, in order to prevent recurrence, we will set up a new "abuse prevention committee" within the association from the end of next month to the month after next, and will conduct training for member hospitals.