In Summary A Liaison and Diversion (L&D) service: identifies people with mental health, learning disability, substance misuse or other vulnerabilities coming into contact with the justice system assesses and refers the identified individual to an appropriate treatment or support service shares, with consent, information gained from assessments with criminal justice agencies and the judiciary, so […]
Developing pathways for women using Liaison and Diversion August 2018 When females enter the criminal justice system, they enter a system designed predominantly for men. However, in many cases, the nature of female offending differs from male offending and once in custody women have different and specific needs. Research suggests that over half of females […]
Our speakers at Health and Care Innovation Expo 2017 included some of the most influential and high-profile people from across health and social care. View our full Expo 2017 agenda across main stage and theatre sessions Simon Stevens Chief Executive, NHS England Simon joined the NHS through its Graduate Training Scheme in 1988. As a frontline […]
The Community Pharmacy Patient Safety Group The Community Pharmacy Patient Safety Group; “Looking at how learning from patient safety incidents can be applied across the pharmacy network and wider NHS”, with valuable information on safeguarding and other safety issues improving community pharmacy service. Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults For guidance, use the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub […]
The Five Year Forward View for Mental Health was commissioned by NHS England to outline a strategy for improving mental healthcare provision across the UK. The report was published in 2016, and its recommendations now form part of the NHS England Dementia and Mental Health Programme. Amongst the various areas of focus within this larger […]
Health and social care organisations are under greater pressure to ensure that their staff are vaccinated against the Flu ahead of this year’s winter – a time which always places greater strain on healthcare systems. All NHS organisations provide their staff with the vaccine; aiming to minimise the risk of spreading the seasonal flu virus […]
Like any group of healthcare professionals those working in community pharmacy take patient safety very seriously. However, as a private sector encompassing many different types and models of businesses it can be hard to keep track of what constitutes best practice and to ensure continuous learning on patient safety issues. To help support the sector, […]
A new specialist healthcare service in Brighton and Hove will make it easier for homeless people to get the care they need to support their health and wellbeing and to ensure they receive joined-up care from different local services, based around their individual needs. NHS England and NHS Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) […]
Useful documents Winter pressures evaluation This report examines the impact of fire and rescue service (FRS) interventions to reduce the risk of winter-related ill health in vulnerable groups of people between October 2015 and March 2016. Excess winter deaths and winter-related health risks are an important issue for public health as colder weather conditions are […]
August 2018 The programme continues to move towards having NHS England commissioned L&D services accessible to 100% of the population by March 2020, with more new services forming and other initiatives, such as Crown Court L&D support and peer support work, becoming embedded within some existing services. The programme recently launched the L&D Workforce Career […]