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Observation

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Observation

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NICE Guideline NG53 - Transition between inpatient mental health settings and community or care home settings

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
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An intervention in which a healthcare professional observes and maintains contact with a person using mental health services to ensure that person's safety and the safety of others. There are different levels of observation depending on how vulnerable to harm the person is considered to be.

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