Our members work in all places of nursing associated with the Justice system, including: prisons, police custody, street triage, secure mental health and forensic examination settings. Our aim is to provide a four-country approach to advance excellence in practice, promote, challenge and address professional issues and share success.
Read about the varying roles that you can enjoy throughout your health career
Further resources
The RCN Justice and forensic nursing forum have been working with the Ministerial Board - Independent Advisory Panel for Deaths in Custody over the past year. View the report: Prevention of natural deaths in custody.
Time and space: enabling diffusing activities (2019). This leaflet explains that making time for nursing teams to defuse after challenging or difficult situations can support their psychological wellbeing and enhance their self care and management.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidance (2016). To support the decision making process of when not to perform CPR in prisons and immigration removal centres.
