What is the Quality Network for Forensic Mental Health
Services?
The Quality Network for
Forensic Mental Health Services aims to facilitate quality
improvement and change in forensic mental health settings through a
supportive network and peer-review process.
The network adopts a
multi-disciplinary approach to quality improvement. The sharing
of best practice by listening to and being led by
frontline staff and service users is central to our work. The
network serves to identify areas for improvement through a culture
of openness and enquiry; the model is one of engagement rather than
inspection.
Members are expected to use
the results of reviews to develop action plans
to achieve year on year
improvement. They are also expected to share their results
throughout their services as well as with key stakeholders,
including health and local authorities, those making referrals to
their services and local user and carer groups.
Participating services are
able to benchmark their practice against similar services and
demonstrate the quality of care they provide.
Quality Network for Forensic
Mental Health Services is part of the College Centre for
Quality Improvement.
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