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Project progress at a glance

A visual overview of the three phases of the project across the planned 30-month programme.

Overall programme time elapsed

This bar shows elapsed time across the full 30-month programme. A single colour fill shows only the time that has passed so far.

13%
Start: 1 Dec 2025 End: 1 Jun 2028
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Holding Differently, Containing Distress
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Project phases
Phase 1 · Survey Phase 2 · Appreciative Inquiry Phase 3 · Resource creation & knowledge dissemination
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Use the coloured bars or dots to jump to the related section below. Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
Phase 1 · Survey
Project start1 Dec 2025 Questionnaire design and setup15 Jan 2026 Survey live1 Apr 2026 Survey analysis and dissemination15 Aug 2026
Phase 2 · Appreciative Inquiry
Inquiry design begins15 Oct 2026 Fieldwork starts15 Jan 2027 Project mid-point findings1 Feb 2027 Inquiry analysis completed30 Jun 2027
Phase 3 · Resource creation & knowledge dissemination
Resource planning15 Oct 2027 Draft outputs shared15 Feb 2028 Final resources published31 May 2028 Milestone

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Phase 1 · Survey Phase 2 · Appreciative Inquiry Phase 3 · Resource creation & knowledge dissemination

Phase 1 · Survey

Online questionnaire design, recruitment, administration and analysis.

Planning · 20%
Start1 Dec 2025
End31 Aug 2026
Progress20%
Milestones4
Phase completion 20%
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What this phase covers

  • Designing a survey with the workforce so it is meaningful, practical and easy to complete.
  • Promoting participation across Scotland to build a wide picture of current practice and experience.
  • Using the findings to identify patterns, strengths and areas for deeper exploration in later phases.

Milestones

Project start 1 Dec 2025 · completed
Questionnaire design and setup 15 Jan 2026 · upcoming / in progress
Survey live 1 Apr 2026 · upcoming / in progress
Survey analysis and dissemination 15 Aug 2026 · upcoming / in progress

Phase 2 · Appreciative Inquiry

Interview design, recruitment, fieldwork, transcription and analysis to understand successful restraint reduction in practice.

Not started · 0%
Start1 Oct 2026
End30 Jun 2027
Progress0%
Milestones4
Phase completion 0%
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What this phase covers

  • Exploring what helps workers successfully avoid physical restraint and what conditions support good practice.
  • Gathering detailed insight from services making progress towards restraint reduction.
  • Producing early learning that feeds directly into practical resources and wider dissemination.

Milestones

Inquiry design begins 15 Oct 2026 · upcoming / in progress
Fieldwork starts 15 Jan 2027 · upcoming / in progress
Project mid-point findings 1 Feb 2027 · upcoming / in progress
Inquiry analysis completed 30 Jun 2027 · upcoming / in progress

Phase 3 · Resource creation & knowledge dissemination

Knowledge production, sense-making and development of resources, reports and wider dissemination activity.

Not started · 0%
Start1 Oct 2027
End31 May 2028
Progress0%
Milestones4
Phase completion 0%
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What this phase covers

  • Turning the learning from the project into practical resources, reports and sector-facing outputs.
  • Supporting sense-making and knowledge sharing so people can follow what has been learned and what is next.
  • Making the final outputs easier to use in day-to-day practice and wider sector development.

Milestones

Resource planning 15 Oct 2027 · upcoming / in progress
Draft outputs shared 15 Feb 2028 · upcoming / in progress
Final resources published 31 May 2028 · upcoming / in progress
Milestone · upcoming / in progress