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Commissioning health care for offenders

01 September 2013

Nursing Management

Art & Science

This article sets out the background to offender health care in the UK and explains how the commissioning of services in England is changing. The roles and...

Leadership skills for nurses working in the criminal justice system

09 June 2010

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article, the second in a five-part series, explores leadership skills for nurses working in the criminal justice system to effect change in service provision....

Benefits of an adapted programme for sex offenders

30 November 2015

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

This article describes collaboration between a community learning disabilities team and a sexual behaviour unit run by the probation service. The author describes...

Nursing in prisons: developing the specialty of offender health care

02 June 2010

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article, the first in a five-part series, examines offender health care as a specialty. It explores the role of the nurse and the developments that have...

Understanding clinical review following a death in custody

20 November 2013

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article examines the importance of clinical reviews for people receiving care in custodial settings. A case study is used to illustrate the need for accurate...

Prescribing in prison: complexities and considerations

22 January 2014

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Prescribing in prison is challenging because of environmental constraints, drug-seeking behaviour and the potential for drug trafficking. Risk management is,...