QNPMHS: Our events and training
Save the date: QNPMHS Annual Forum 2026
The Quality Network for Prison Mental Health Services Annual Forum is being held on 21 October 2026. We are delighted to announce that the event will take place in person at the Royal College of Psychiatrists' London office.
The Quality Network are planning an engaging and interactive day. We will have a number of expert keynote presentations and workshops, including Keynote Speaker - Professor Chris Whitty.
Details of the event
Date: 21 October 2026
Time: 9am - 5:00pm (final timings and programme to be confirmed)
Location: 21 Prescot Street, London E1 8BB
Prices
- £85 for anyone working in a member service.
- £120 for non-members.
- Patients and carers are able to attend the event for free.
We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting presentation proposals for this event. If you are keen to present, please complete this form to submit your proposal. The deadline for submissions is 01 April 2026.
To book your place to attend this event, complete this booking form.
If you have any questions about this event or future Network events, please get in touch with us at prisonnetwork@rcpsych.ac.uk.
You can also follow our X (formerly Twitter) page @rcpsychQNPMHS to keep up to date with event announcements and Network opportunities.
We look forward to welcoming you.
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 external peer-reviews of mental health services in prison.
Learning objectives
The training will give potential reviewers the opportunity to gain practical knowledge about how to conduct a peer-review visit.
The training day will involve presentations, discussions and workshops created 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 the 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
- describe the key benefits of the peer-review process and membership of the Quality Network.
The training is free to member services.
Book your place
We have condensed the training to just two hours, on the following dates:
- Wednesday 26 November 2025 (10:00 - 12:00)
- Wednesday 18 March 2026 (10:00 - 12:00)
- Tuesday 28 April 2026 (13:00 - 15:00)
To book, please use the registration form.
The QNPMHS International Membership Launch webinar took place on 24 January 2025.
You can watch a recording of the webinar below:
Overview of the webinar
The webinar includes presentations by Dr Andrew Carroll, the Deputy Chief Psychiatrist for Forensic Mental Health at the Victorian Department of Health, who will be discussing prison psychiatry in Australia and highlighting the top five challenges currently faced in the field. Our next speaker, Professor Mohammed Al-Uzri, the Presidential Lead for Global Mental Health at The Royal College of Psychiatrists, is a key figure in expanding the College’s global reach, and addresses the wider challenges in international psychiatry.
The aim for the international membership is to continue expanding the membership and develop an international learning community where members can share challenges, ideas and good practices to improve services. Members will participate in a ‘virtual visit’ focused on open-discussion, as opposed to a standards-focused review. The peer-review team will consist of another international service and UK and/or Ireland-based peers.
Please see the membership benefits poster to learn more about the international membership.
International colleagues can complete this joining form to express their interest to be a member. Please note: requests to register will be accepted on a case-by-case basis.
To register your interest in becoming a peer-reviewer for the pilot of the QNPMHS International Membership, please complete this form. Open discussions will be held online and will run for three hours. The open discussions aim to offer support to services through shared good practice and collaboration.
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 prisonnetwork@rcpsych.ac.uk.
Our Quality Network for Prison Mental Health Services (QNPMHS) team created a series of webinars for the CCQI during the COVID-19 pandemic.