RCGP Secure Environments Group 8th Health & Justice Summit: Communities of Practice in Secure Care

 

October 12-13, 2021 

Crowne Plaza Newcastle, Stephenson Quarter, Hawthorn Square, Forth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3SA

To address the complex health and social care needs of people resident in custodial settings, effective partnership work is required not only between health partners and the prison service but also with health and justice policymakers. PHE 2018-2019 Annual Health & Justice Review

Prisons and other secure settings can provide a unique opportunity to address a wide variety of health needs. These can range from infectious diseases such as HIV, hepatitis and tuberculosis as well as mental health issues, substance misuse disorders and long-term conditions.

‘Prison Health’ should be considered ‘Public Health’ as the vast majority of prisoners return to the community, and the investment in healthcare in these settings provides a wider overall benefit. The mission of this Summit is to share models of good practice, innovations in healthcare delivery and advances in treatment in order to best utilise the opportunity we have for our patients and for our society.

Following on from the highly successful 7th RCGP Secure environments summit in November 2019, and the 1st Virtual RCGP Health and Justice Summit in November 2020 the RCGP Secure Environments Group & Convenzis are very excited to share details of the 8th Annual RCGP Secure Environments Summit taking place on Tuesday the 12th and Wednesday 13th of October 2021 in central Newcastle.

This as always is ran with various key partners, this includes: Ethypharm, Mountain Healthcare, Spectrum Healthcare, Nottinghamshire Healthcare, Ashworth Hospital, Mersey Care, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Inclusion (Part of Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust), Oxford Immunotec, SLD Training, Essex Partnerships, Public Health Wales and West London NHS Trust.

In recognition of the significant progress and collective contribution of our attendees, partners and sponsors, we are titling the 8th Summit:

Compassion, collaboration and continuity through the gate

We are now considering the next the next decade, and we look forward to receiving content on the following themes including:

• Clinical practice and teamwork
• Guidance, Research and analysis
• Innovation and technology
• Leadership and culture

As in previous years, the event will be held in partnership with a range of sector-leading strategic partners, more updates on this year’s partners will be disclosed soon.

Registration for the day is now open, and we look forward to seeing some familiar faces and new delegates across both days.

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Having attended previously (in person) the knowledge and insights gained have proved invaluable working in Adult Community Mental Health Team, Early Intervention and START - Specialist Triage Assessment Referral and Treatment Team. So if you work in prison health, secure, forensic and related health, social and community services the potential gains should be even greater. The time invested also contributed to my revalidation. I plan to attend and possibly present Hodges' model.