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David Cochrane

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MBE. Forensic Mental Health Social Worker based in London. Interested in Safeguarding Adults and Children, Patient Safety/Human Factors Ergonomics, MAPPA, S37/41 MHA and Social Supervision #forensicsocialwork

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Launch: Safeguarding adults at risk of harm supervised by the Probation Service in England
YouTube video by HM Inspectorate of Probation Launch: Safeguarding adults at risk of harm supervised by the Probation Service in England

Launch: Safeguarding adults at risk of harm supervised by the Probation ... youtu.be/wOP3cDU91HU?... via @YouTube

07.12.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dementia in forensic mental health settings: a scoping review Globally, there is an increasing ageing forensic population, many of whom have early onset age-related health needs and present with several dementia risk factors. The complexity of this emerging c...

Full article: Dementia in forensic mental health settings: a scoping review www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Exploring Secure Recovery Knowledge, Skills, and Education Needs of Forensic Staff Recovery-oriented models are rarely taught to care providers, and knowledge is insufficient on the practical challenges of implementing recovery-oriented care in secure settings with consistency and f...

Exploring Secure Recovery Knowledge, Skills, and Education Needs of Forensic Staff jaapl.org/content/earl...

03.12.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries (HFEMSI) is an interdisciplinary ergonomics journal focusing on contemporary issues in HFE.

Call for Papers - New horizons: Applications of Human Factors and Ergonomics to understand and address harmful behaviours
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Integrated care services: Developing strategies for integrated care - A relational content analysis The Health and Care Act, 2022 established 42 Integrated Care Systems [ICSs] to oversee strategy, planning, and funding for health and social care with…

Integrated care services: Developing strategies for integrated care - A relational content analysis - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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β€œI wish they heard my story rather than my conditions.” –A qualitative exploration of young people’s experiences during mental health assessment in the UK Poor mental health can present a significant impact on young people’s quality of life. Mental health assessment may detect issues early and select appropriate treatments to prevent a worsening of symp...

β€œI wish they heard my story rather than my conditions.” – A qualitative exploration of young people’s experiences during mental health assessment in the UK dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

22.11.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Natural, unnatural, and cause-specific mortality among current psychiatric inpatients: a systematic review and meta-analysis Mortality rates in psychiatric hospitals are highly heterogeneous but have been falling over time. Most inpatient deaths have a natural cause. Our findings suggest a need for primary research examinin...

Natural, unnatural, and cause-specific mortality among current psychiatric inpatients: a systematic review and meta-analysis - eClinicalMedicine www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...

22.11.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Loughborough CA Day started out wa::y back in 2007 as a local, friendly get-together of like-minded interaction analysts.

It's now a global, friendly get-together of like-minded interaction analysts.

People fly or dial in from all over the world.

Still great fun.

#EMCA

10.11.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Safeguarding adults at risk of harm supervised by the Probation Service in England: a thematic inspection – HM Inspectorate of Probation Inspecting probation and
 youth justice services.

Safeguarding adults at risk of harm supervised by the Probation Service in England: a thematic inspection - 13 November 2025 - hmiprobation.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/document/saf...

13.11.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
β€œSystemic barriers” to safeguarding adults at risk of harm supervised by the probation service – HM Inspectorate of Probation Inspecting probation and
 youth justice services.

HMIP - β€œSystemic barriers” to safeguarding adults at risk of harm supervised by the probation service - hmiprobation.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/systemi...

13.11.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Understanding adverse incident responses in mental health care: a qualitative study of systems-based patient safety practices Background A key part of the patient safety system is how it responds to and learns from safety incidents. To date, there is limited research on understanding system-based approaches to investigating ...

Understanding adverse incident responses in mental health care: a qualitative study of systems-based patient safety practices - bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/1...

12.11.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Toolkit - Links between cognitive impairment and exploitation in England

Exploring capacity in cases of suspected exploitation of people with cognitive impairment: A toolkit for practitioners (Sept 2025) exploitationandci.org.uk/toolkit.html

09.11.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@rcnnjf.bsky.social am still recruiting forensic community mental health nurses.

Your voice matters!
See poster below

#forensicnursing #mentalhealthnursing #forensicmentalhealth #NursingResearch #ResearchParticipants #JoinResearch #RcnHealthInJustice #Unison #IAFMHS #forensicCommunityMentalHealth

09.11.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The health of people in prison, on probation and in the secure NHS estate in England The Chief Medical Officer for England identifies areas of good practice and areas of risk, and recommends actions to improve health outcomes for this population.

The health of people in prison, on probation and in the secure NHS estate in England - www.gov.uk/government/p...

08.11.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Suicide after involuntary psychiatric care: a nationwide cohort study in Sweden We found substantial risk differences in distinct subgroups of IPC patients and an excess suicide risk among IPC patients compared to other clinical populations. These findings warrant further investi...

Suicide after involuntary psychiatric care: a nationwide cohort study in Sweden - The Lancet Regional Health – Europe www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Living with the fear of disclosure: exploring post-hire experiences of people with criminal records in England and Wales Internationally, it is widely acknowledged that people with criminal records (PWCRs) face considerable stigma and discrimination when trying to enter …

Living with the fear of disclosure: exploring post-hire experiences of people with criminal records in England and Wales
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07.11.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unmet needs: analysing the Fixated Threat Assessment Centre’s fulfilment of the public health approach, and its value for violence prevention The Fixated Threat Assessment Centre (FTAC) operates with a public health approach, through catalysing mental health treatment for those with mental health needs unidentified, untreated, or sub-opt...

Unmet needs: analysing the Fixated Threat Assessment Centre’s fulfilment of the public health approach, and its value for violence prevention www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

04.11.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Patient and public involvement in secure mental health research: setting-specific considerations and a protocol for involvement in the CORAS study (COllaborative Risk ASsessment and management) - Rese... Background Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) is important in secure psychiatric research because it can help ensure that research is relevant and meaningful, and a positive experien...

Patient and public involvement in secure mental health research: setting-specific considerations and a protocol for involvement in the CORAS study (COllaborative Risk ASsessment and management) researchinvolvement.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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Exploring and Explaining the Use and Proliferation of Whole Life Orders in England and Wales Whole life orders (WLOs) represent the power of the state to inflict harm at its most extreme, with such sentences being found to be in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. However, ver....

Exploring and Explaining the Use and Proliferation of Whole Life Orders in England and Wales - Gilman - The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

01.11.2025 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

Evolving judicial approaches to longstanding anorexia nervosa - Emma Cave, Jacinta Tan, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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β€˜I don’t think there’s many British African Caribbean men that talk positively about mental health services’: Risk, trust, racism and the Mental Health Act Detention under mental health law is based on professional assessments of risk but impacts on patients’ trust. Little attention has been paid by sociologists to the operation of risk, trust and rac...

β€˜I don’t think there’s many British African Caribbean men that talk positively about mental health services’: Risk, trust, racism and the Mental Health Act www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Practice Advice to Support the Writing of Individual Management Reviews (IMRs) | Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme VKPPΒ encompasses a wide range of workstreams across vulnerability.

"These resources are intended to support those involved in statutory safeguarding reviews and to promote improved learning and outcomes across policing and other statutory agencies." www.vkpp.org.uk/news/practic...

24.10.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Vulnerability Knowledge and Practice Programme (VKKPP), working as part of the National Centre for VAWG and Public Protection (NCVPP) within the College of Policing have published "Practice Advice to Support the Writing of Individual Management Reviews (IMRs)"

24.10.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Academic insights – HM Inspectorate of Probation Inspecting probation and
 youth justice services.

hmiprobation.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/our-research...

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Useful also for those working in Forensic Mental Health Services 2/2

24.10.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Embracing the views and perspectives of those with lived experience - HMIP Academic insights "This report was kindly produced by David Honeywell, highlighting the need to fully embrace the views and perspectives of those with lived experience of the criminal justice system" 1/2

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Making decisions on behalf of adults who lack capacity Information on how decisions are made in England and Wales when an adult lacks capacity to make decisions for themselves.

Information on how decisions are made in England and Wales when an adult lacks capacity to make decisions for themselves. commonslibrary.parliament.uk/making-decis...

19.10.2025 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dual Diagnosis: A Systematic Review Exploring Its Effectiveness and Implications for Nursing Practice Dual diagnosis (DD) is defined as the presence of a co-occurring mental health and substance use disorder. It is associated with poor treatment outcomes, which can be further fuelled by frequent excl...

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dual Diagnosis: A Systematic Review Exploring Its Effectiveness and Implications for Nursing Practice - Nessbach - 2025 - International Journal of Mental Health Nursing - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

18.10.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Improved safeguarding and protections for vulnerable people Government to launch a consultation on Liberty Protection Safeguards to improve safeguarding for vulnerable people.

Improved safeguarding and protections for vulnerable people www.gov.uk/government/n...

18.10.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Frontiers | Prevalence of alcohol and substance use relapse in forensic inpatients with substance use disorders in Germany BackgroundOffenders who pose a risk of harm and whose convictions are linked to substance use can be mandated to undergo treatment in forensic psychiatric ho...

Prevalence of alcohol and substance use relapse in forensic inpatients with substance use disorders in Germany
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17.10.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Frontiers | Forensic psychiatric care professionals’ experiences of communicating with foreign patients and their relatives: the importance of language and culture BackgroundClear and effective communication between patients and professionals in forensic psychiatric care is central to providing accurate information abou...

Forensic psychiatric care professionals’ experiences of communicating with foreign patients and their relatives: the importance of language and culture www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...

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