The range of roles, functions, responsibilities and activities which a registered practitioner is educated, competent and has authority to perform.

The placing or leaving of a person in any room alone, at any time, day or night, with the exit door locked or fastened or held in such a way as to prevent the person from leaving.

Sudden, uncontrolled body movements and changes in behaviour that occur because of abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

The practice of taking action to preserve or improve one's own health.

Behaviours that cause harm, injury, or damage to a person’s body, often as an expression of personal distress. Self-harming behaviour might include cutting, burning, head-banging, hitting, biting, pinching, severe scratching, swallowing objects, and self-poisoning.

Sensory impairment is the common term used to describe deafness, blindness, visual impairment, hearing impairment and deafblindness.

An occasion where people's personal safety and wellbeing are put at risk. this is a broad term that includes adverse events.

Physical trauma to the body by an external force that needs immediate hospital or medical treatment.

Any sexual act which takes places without freely given consent or where someone forces or manipulates someone else into unwanted sexual activity.

Physically or mentally ill; not well or healthy.

A brief seclusion of a child for their own safety and the safety of others.

The mix of posts, grades or occupations in an organisation or team.