Ministers are considering banning the use of face-down restraint on mental health patients in England after it emerged that several trusts are employing the procedure two or three times a day.

Many mental health trusts are continuing to use the restraint technique despite warnings from the mental health charity Mind that it is dangerous and traumatic for patients.

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