PMVA Training

Equip your healthcare and social care teams with the skills to identify, prevent, and safely manage challenging, aggressive, or violent behaviour in the workplace through our PMVA training.

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Creating safer, calmer services by giving your staff skills, knowledge and confidence

Prevention comes first

We help staff recognise the underlying causes of challenging behaviour and spot early warning signs before situations escalate.

Evidence-based de-escalation

Built on more than theory, staff gain communication skills and intervention techniques rooted in clinical evidence, proven to defuse conflict and reduce risk.

Safe, proportionate intervention

If physical intervention is ever unavoidable, we ensure it is carried out safely, lawfully, and in line with UK healthcare standards.

Building confidence

Confident staff are better equipped to manage difficult situations, which reduces stress, boosts morale and creates safer services. This confidence also plays a vital role in keeping skilled staff in high-pressure environments.

Positive impact on safety and care

Embedding PMVA training within your organisation helps reduce the risk of injury, legal claims and reputational damage, while raising the standard of care for the people you support.

Compliance

These practices support the least restrictive approaches expected by regulators, service users and families alike. The focus is always on protecting dignity, reducing harm and staying compliant with safeguarding requirements.

What is PMVA Training?

PMVA stands for Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression. This training is especially important for staff working in high-risk environments such as hospitals, care homes, mental health units, schools, and social care settings, where incidents of aggression or violence can occur.

The aim is to protect the safety and wellbeing of both staff and service users by focusing on de-escalation and safe intervention strategies. Our courses also explore the root causes of aggressive behaviour, how to recognise early warning signs, and practical communication approaches that can help prevent situations from escalating.

What to expect

The PMVA (Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression) training is built on the principle of keeping both staff and service users safe. It’s not just a tick-box exercise for compliance, we are about equipping your workforce with practical skills that make a real difference in high-pressure environments.

The training focuses on

  • De-escalation and conflict resolution techniques
  • Dynamic risk assessment
  • Emotional support and incident documentation after an event
  • Legal issues around physical intervention
  • Physical safety and restraint (as a last resort)
  • Reducing restrictive interventions
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Reducing Restrictive Interventions

Reducing restrictive interventions is about using organisational strategies, policies, and staff training to limit the need for actions that restrict a person’s freedom, movement, or choices in care settings. While there are situations where such interventions may be necessary to prevent immediate harm, they should only ever be used as a last resort.

Restrictive interventions are deliberate measures, such as physical restraint, the use of medication (chemical restraint), seclusion, or environmental controls that reduce an individual’s liberty, independence, or ability to make personal choices.

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Book PMVA training today and start reducing incidents, restraint, and risk across your service.

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