Who we are
HEALTH AND JUSTICE UK has been set up by the RCGP Secure Environments Group, RCN Nursing in Justice and Forensics Healthcare Forum, and RCPsych Quality Network for Prison Mental Health Services.
The three Royal Colleges have joined together to facilitate inter-professional learning and networking for clinical and non-clinical staff who work with people in contact with the criminal justice system in the UK.
We welcome all practitioners who wish to pursue excellent health and care provision to reduce health inequalities and improve the lives of people in our care.
Health and Justice Summit
The annual Health and Justice Summit has become one of the most highly anticipated and well attended events of the year for practitioners and professionals working across this fantastic sector.
Each year, the summit adopts a different theme, focussing on the current and relevant matters at the core of the health and justice sector.
Formerly run by the RCGP Secure Environments Group, the three Royal Colleges collaborated on the event for the first time in 2023, when the 10th annual summit came to the iconic Titanic Belfast and, quite aptly, focussed on building bridges in health and justice.
Success followed in 2024, when the Colleges co-hosted the sell out 11th annual summit at the home of the Royal College of Practitioners in London.
The Colleges are now looking ahead to the 12th annual Health and Justice Summit, due to take place later this year.
What we do
Communities of Practice
Health and Justice UK facilitates a network of regional and specialist Communities of Practice across the UK, ensuring all four nations of Great Britain are represented.
These communities have been formed to support members working in different regions and with specific patient groups, recognising the distinct and diverse challenges that can present in different areas of the UK and when working with women, children and young people, in secure hospitals, and in immigration removal centres.
Communities of Practice meet throughout the year for bite-sized learning from experts, to share good practice and lessons from incidents, to offer connection and support for members, and to disseminate important information from other health and justice organisations.
Educational Resources
Health and Justice UK publishes a wealth of resources, including:
- Podcasts.
- Presentations.
- Bite-sized topic summaries.
- Publications from the RCGP Secure Environments Group Spotlight project. Further resources from this project can be found on the RCGP Learning Secure Environments Hub.
