QNFMHS events and training
QNFMHS Staff Cultures Webinar
We are pleased to announce that the Quality Network for Forensic Mental Health Services (QNFMHS) is holding an online webinar on 'Staff Cultures' within Forensic Mental Health Services.
Our recent experiences with peer-reviews have highlighted closed cultures as an ongoing challenge for our member services. This webinar aims to provide a space for professionals working within forensic mental health services to come together, discuss these challenges, and explore strategies for addressing closed cultures. Our goal is to foster a more open and collaborative environment that strengthens staff cultures within forensic mental health services.
The webinar will include presentations from experts within the field, with opportunity for open discussion.
Date: Wednesday 12 February 2025
Time: 11.30am - 2pm (Final programme to be confirmed)
Location: Online via MS Teams
To register to attend, please complete the following booking form.
Please note: The webinar is free for all attendees.
Reviewer training is a free event for staff from a service that is a member of the Quality Network. The training is a great learning experience for those who are interested in participating in the new virtual peer-reviews of medium and low secure forensic mental health services.
We strongly encourage individuals organising and reviewing other services to attend this condensed training, which will cover the new process of virtual reviews.
Learning objectives
The training will give potential reviewers the opportunity to gain practical knowledge about how to conduct a peer-review visit virtually. The online training session will involve presentation and discussion to develop the skills of a reviewer.
By the end of the training participants will be able to:
- describe the Quality Network’s overall peer-review review process
- deliver the role and responsibilities of a peer reviewer before, during and after the peer-review
- troubleshoot and manage complaints and other difficulties that may arise during a peer-review
- describe and promote the ethos of the Quality Network’s peer-reviews
- understand how to effectively carry out and participate in a virtual peer-review.
The training is free to member services.
Next training dates
We have condensed the training to just two hours, on the following dates:
- Tuesday 14 January 2025 (1-3pm)
- Wednesday 05 March 2025 (10am - 12 noon)
To book, please use this registration form.
If you have any questions about QNFMHS reviewer training, please contact us at forensics@rcpsych.ac.uk.
If you would like to access presentations from our past events such as online webinars and annual forums, you can find these on our group page on Knowledge Hub under the 'library' tab.
To join Knowledge Hub, email 'join' to forensics@rcpsych.ac.uk.
Our Quality Network for Forensic Mental Health Services (QNFMHS) team created a series of webinars for the CCQI during the COVID-19 pandemic.