Restraint Reduction in Healthcare — Why NHS Trusts Are Changing Approach | Dynamis
Restraint Reduction in Healthcare: Why NHS Trusts Are Changing Their Approach This post is about restraint reduction healthcare. Restraint reduction is sometimes misunderstood. It does not mean pretending restraint will never be needed. It does not mean leaving staff exposed. It does not mean asking teams to manage serious risk with good intentions and no […]
PMVA Training UK — What It Is and Who Needs It | Dynamis
PMVA Training: What It Is, Who Needs It, and How to Choose a Provider This post is about pmva training uk —. PMVA stands for Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression. That phrase matters because the first word is prevention. Too often, PMVA training is treated as if it only means physical intervention training. […]
NHS Advanced De-escalation Masterclass (ADM) — what it is, and what staff said afterwards
A specialist mental health ward does not need reminding that de-escalation matters. This NHS De-escalation Masterclass (ADM) is built around the first minute of agitation — the requests that land badly, the boundaries that feel like slights, the small steps into personal space that tip a conversation into something else. It is not a refresher […]
What is Mental Health Secure Escort Training?
This post is about conflict management, personal safety, and Dynamis training. Our staff writer Vanessa recently talked with Senior Trainer Zeb Glover about our Mental Health Secure Escort Training — what it is, who it’s for, and how it’s run. What is secure escort or mental health transport work? Dynamis secure transport clients are often […]
Restraint Reduction Trainer Development
This post is about conflict management, personal safety and Dynamis training. It is an excerpt from our 18-page case study about how we achieved significant restraint reduction outcomes with a Restraint Reduction Trainer Development programme. To read the full case study, please visit our Restraint Reduction page. The results of our recent Restraint Reduction Trainer […]
Positive Behaviour Trainer Course for Services caring for People with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs
This post is about conflict management, personal safety and Dynamis training. Vulnerable clients and behaviours of concern The trainer programme for this learning disabilities service builds a process within which we can create a change of heart in your staff teams, so that they can keep everyone safe even as they encounter difficult, distressed or […]
Conflict Management Trainer Course in Nottingham this Week for Hospital Security
Gary and Gerard are setting up the training room in Nottingham, preparing to welcome 25 healthcare security professionals for an intensive one-week masterclass in conflict management for hospital violence reduction. This masterclass brings together frontline security staff from hospitals across the region, equipping them with practical de-escalation and conflict management skills tailored to the unique […]
Mental Health Escort Training: excellent Feedback from Frontline and Management
Gerard O’Dea here, Director of Training for Dynamis. I’ve been busy these past few weeks with a series of in-depth training engagements with Secure Escort and Patient Transport teams across the United Kingdom. Our remit has been to help these teams provide safe, professional, and compassionate transport services for people in the care and custody […]
Aggression Management for Healthcare in UAE
Aggression Management for Healthcare in UAE This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. Our Director of Training is just finishing a visit to the UAE, where Dynamis continues to grow our Conflict, Aggression and Violence Management training practice for healthcare clients in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and further afield — including […]
Secure Escort: Courses for Mental Health Escort Teams
This post is about conflict management | personal safety | dynamis training. A leading ambulance mental health escort services firm asked our team to devise and deliver a series of training workshops for their mental health escorts. The training focused on the main violence flashpoints these teams encounter during their work for mental health services. […]