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Coercive measures

UZ Leuven chooses to use freedom-restricting measures as little as possible. In exceptional situations, after consultation, you can still opt to guarantee the well-being of the patient. Read more about coercive measures.

Restraint and freedom-restricting measures

Physical restraint is any action or use of material that restricts the freedom of movement of a patient. Only if safety is compromised and treatment cannot be guaranteed in any other way is it an acceptable and 'the least bad' solution.

Forced medication

By forced medication we mean administering medication (eg tranquilisers) against the wishes of the patient. It is a measure that can only be used for therapeutic reasons.

Isolation measures

Isolation is the isolation of the patient for care, nursing and treatment in an isolation room. This is a freedom-restricting measure that can only be used for strictly therapeutic reasons.
Last edit: 24 January 2020