title: Ask the experts.
abstract: I work in a satellite hospital in a medical I elderly directorate. Many of the patients received onto our wards are confused, often agitated and aggressive, and tend to wander. Some of my colleagues believe that locks should be fitted to the doors, preventing patients from leaving the ward. I feel that this impinges on patients' human rights, but no one seems to be able to offer any guidance. Surely this is a form of restraint?