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This conference focuses on Improving Sexual Safety on Mental Health Wards in response to recent investigation uncovering nearly 20,000 complaints of sexual assault, abuse and harassment across numerous NHS Trusts.
The conference will provide national updates and practical case studies from NHS Trusts that have tackled this issue in practice. We will delve into preventative measures, effective reporting procedures and legal considerations from leading professionals working together to make mental health wards a safer space for patients and staff.
“Sexual violence and misconduct perpetrated by health and care professionals must not be tolerated, and we should all call it out. Every dreadful experience must be investigated to understand what more can be done to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.”
Christine Elliott, Chair, Health & Care Professions Council, September 2024
“At least 19,899 sexual incidents were reported across more than 30 NHS trusts between 2019 and November 2023 – including staff assaults on patients and patients assaulting other patients … Just six out of 50 hospitals were able to prove they were meeting NHS standards aimed at protecting patients from sexual harm.”
The Independent, 2024
“What should be places of recovery have, for too many people, become places of pain and fear. Therapeutic care is now the exception, not the norm. This is made even harder by the outdated Mental Health Act that doesn’t give people nearly enough say over their care. No-one under the care of the state should have their psychological, physical or sexual safety put at risk, or lose their life due to system failure.”
Dr Sarah Hughes, Chief Executive, Mind, October 2024
This conference will enable you to:
Network with colleagues who are working to improve Sexual Safety on Mental Health Wards
Reflect on the Lived Experience in Training, educating and empowering frontline staff to keep patients safe from unwanted sexual behaviour
Learn from outstanding practice in promoting the sexual safety of people using the service
Understand the impact of abuse and negligence to report wrongdoings
Develop your skills in raising awareness and increasing staff confident to address sexual safety
Improve your understanding of how to respond to sexual safety incidents of varying severity
Reflect on national developments and learn from the latest professional guidance and standards
Improve the way you work in partnership with the police
Develop your skills in risk assessment, root cause analysis and investigation
Understand your impact on changing organisation culture
Identify key strategies for creating a culture of co-production, partnership and collaboration
Self assess and reflect on your own practice
Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes
Delegates who attended the last conference gave the following Feedback
“Great range of speakers and topics covered.”
“Good variety and quality of speakers”
“It was very interesting with insightful speakers”
