Rehabilitation Services news and events
Here you'll find all the information you need about Rehabilitation events, past and present.
We are delighted to announce our upcoming Annual Forum 2026:
Building Bridges: Making the System Work for People with Complex Psychosis.
Date: 2 December 2026
Time: 9.30am-4.30pm
Location: Royal College of Psychiatrists, 21 Prescot Street, London E1 8BB
This year's forum will bring together professionals, service users, carers, researchers, and service leaders to share insights, strengthen partnerships, and explore how greater collaboration across services and sectors can improve outcomes for the people we support.
Through a programme of keynote presentations, shared learning, and discussion, the forum will examine innovative approaches, highlight best practice, and provide opportunities to reflect on how systems can work more effectively, compassionately, and collaboratively to meet people's needs.
Further details, including the date, programme, and registration information, will be announced soon.
Please note: The Rehab Annual Forum is £85.00 to members of the Quality Network for Rehabilitation Mental Health Services and you can apply for your staff, service users and carers.
The fee for non-members is £120.00
Please read our terms and conditions before making your booking, which covers our:
- Event Cancellation Policy
- Privacy Policy
- Code of Conduct.
Event registrations are confirmed when payment is received in full.
If you wish to register for this event, please contact rehab@rcpsych.ac.uk to secure your place.
The network has confirmed the following upcoming reviews.
If you would like to be part of the review team for any visits, please contact rehab@rcpsych.ac.uk.
Service | Trust | Review type and date |
| The Beacon | Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | 10 September 2026 In-person inpatient accreditation review |
| Fettle House | Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | 16 September 2026 In-person inpatient accreditation review |
| Hampden House | Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | 7 October 2026 In-person inpatient accreditation review |
| Gainsford House | Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | 14 October 2026 In-person inpatient accreditation review |
| Norfolk Rehabilitation Complex Psychosis Team | Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust | 4 November 2026 In-person community accreditation review |
| Aldervale | Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust | 9 December 2026 In-person inpatient accreditation review |
We are pleased to announce that we will be running online Peer Reviewer Training sessions via Microsoft Teams throughout the year, with sessions held every couple of months to provide regular opportunities for participation and professional development.
The training is free and open to all staff working in Rehabilitation Quality Network members' services, including consultants and specialist registrars (SpR), registered mental health nurses, ward managers/leads, support workers and the wider MDT.
Once trained, you will have the opportunity to visit older adult mental health services around the UK as part of peer review teams.
This is an excellent opportunity for professional development, to contribute to the peer-review process and to facilitate networking and the sharing of best practice.
This is an excellent opportunity for professional development, to contribute to the peer-review process and to facilitate networking and the sharing of best practice.
To register, please contact: rehab@rcpsych.ac.uk.
Details of our Lead Reviewer training will be available soon.
If you would like to register your interest, please contact us.
Over the coming months, the Project Team are hosting monthly virtual drop-ins for you to bring questions about the remote and face-to-face self and peer-review process.
The sessions are open to all members and the group will address any issues that you would like to discuss, get clarity about or ask questions, and support you with the accreditation or developmental process.
We ask that you submit your questions to the team prior to attending the clinic, as this will help us to open the clinics up to other members who may wish to ask the same question and also allow us to ensure we have the right people present in the clinic to provide guidance.
Who is it for?
Staff and peer-reviewers who are currently involved in self/peer-review and have questions or require specific support. The clinics are open to all membership types.
How long are the sessions?
The sessions last for 45 minutes and are conducted as a group or individually if no other members attend. This is a great way for you to gain a better understanding of the process, ask specific questions, address any anxieties in preparing for accreditation and/or peer review visits and to meet and share learning with others. It is also a great way to network with our members and share best practice.
We ask that if you join, you join for the full session, as this will enable you to get the most benefit from the drop-in.
How do I join?
You can join if you are a member of the Rehabilitation Quality Network.
However, we ask that, where possible, you let us know in advance of the meeting if you intend to attend and that you let us know what question(s) you would like to ask.
If you would like to attend, please email rehab@rcpsych.ac.uk.
The Quality Network for Mental Health Rehabilitation Services hosted a webinar focusing on improving carer and relative support and engagement, on 19 May 2023.
The webinar was facilitated by Donna Bradford, a Registered Mental Health Nurse and Head of Carer and Relative Experience for Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
For more information on the webinar, please contact rehab@rcpsych.ac.uk.
The Quality Network for Rehabilitation Mental Health Services hosted a webinar, focusing on out of area placements across rehabilitation settings on Wednesday 4 June 2025 10am-3pm.
The recording can be made available to Rehabilitation Quality Network members on request, for access, please contact rehab@rcpsych.ac.uk.
For more information on the webinar, please see the programme:
The Quality Indicator for Rehabilitative Care (QuIRC) Webinar took place on Wednesday 17 September 9.30-11am, facilitated by Professor Helen Killaspy.
The recording can be made available to Rehabilitation Quality Network members on request, for access, please contact rehab@rcpsych.ac.uk.
We are pleased to announce our first edition Community Rehabilitation Standards are now live.
If you would like further information, please contact rehab@rcpsych.ac.uk.
Over the coming months, the Rehab Project Team are hosting bi-monthly virtual network meeting.
This is an opportunity to have an informal space to bring any themes, queries, challenges, and ideas to the network.
When?
Virtual network meetings are held every two months, providing regular opportunities to connect with colleagues across the network. Dates and joining information for each session will be circulated nearer the time.
Who is it for?
The clinics are open to all members of the Quality Network of Mental Health Rehabilitation Services.
How long are the sessions?
The sessions last for one hour and are conducted as a group. It is a great way to network with members and share best practice.
We ask that if you join, you join for the full session, as this will enable you to get the most benefit from the meeting.
How do I join?
You can join if you are a member of the Rehabilitation Quality Network.
However, we ask that where possible you let us know in advance of the meeting if you intend to attend.
If you would like to attend, please email rehab@rcpsych.ac.uk.
The 9th Rehabilitation Annual Forum took place in person on Wednesday 3 December 2025 9.30am - 4.30pm. It was a full day event with presentations from a range of experts within rehabilitation mental health services on the theme of 'Holding Hope: The Critical Ingredient in Mental Health Rehabilitation'.
The slides of the event can be made available to Rehabilitation Quality Network members on request, for access, please contact rehab@rcpsych.ac.uk.
For more information on the event, please see the Rehab Annual Forum 2025 Programme:
The 8th Rehabilitation Annual Forum took place in person on Thursday 5 December 2024 9.30am - 4.30pm. It was a full day event with presentations from a range of experts within rehabilitation mental health services on the theme of 'Engagement with meaningful activities: Everybody's business'.
The slides of the event can be made available to Rehabilitation Quality Network members on request, for access, please contact rehab@rcpsych.ac.uk
For more information on the event, please see the event programme:
The 2023 Rehabilitation Quality Network Annual Forum was a full day in-person event with presentations from a range of experts within rehabilitation mental health services on the theme 'Being a rehabilitation practitioner; Tailoring and sharing specialist rehabilitation skills'
The slides of the event can be made available to Rehab members on request, for access please email rehab@rcpsych.ac.uk.
The 6th Rehabilitation Annual Forum took place in person on Wednesday 7 December 2022 09:30 - 16:30. It was a full day event with presentations from a range of experts within rehabilitation mental health services on the theme of 'What’s next for mental health rehabilitation services? Integrating care in a disintegrating system.'
For more information on the event, please see the event programme.
The slides of the event can be made available to Rehabilitation Quality Network members on request, for access, please contact rehab@rcpsych.ac.ukOur 2021 theme followed on from the previously postponed 2020 Annual Forum of Co-Production, focusing on collaborative working during and in a post-pandemic world.
On the behalf of the AIMS Rehab Project Team, we want to say thank you to everyone who attended our 2021 online Annual Forum.