Forensic / Secure Services Carers
What is a Forensic / Secure Services Carer?
A person would consider themselves a Forensic / Secure Services Carer if:
- Their loved one is in a low, medium or high secure mental health hospital
- Their loved one has been in a low, medium or high secure mental health hospital, and is now receiving care from a Forensic Community Mental Health Team, or is in locked door rehabilitation
- Their loved one has been in low or medium secure learning disability ward / hospital
More detailed information for Forensic / Secure Services Carers is available on the Forensic Mental Health pages.
Secure Services Toolkit
The Secure Services Toolkit has been developed by NHS England in partnership with the University of Central Lancashire. It has been co-produced by a group involving a wide range of experience and expertise, most importantly carers themselves.
The information found in the Toolkit will help explain some of the questions you may have as a Forensic / Secure Services Carer.
If you have further queries, please contact your named contact, as we welcome your involvement with your loved-ones' progress, with their consent. If you do not have a named contact, please call 0300 790 7000 and ask to speak to your loved ones’ key worker or the Ward Manager / Team Leader.
Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF)
We want everyone who uses our services to feel safe, welcome, and treated fairly. That’s why we have shared our vision in our new Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) and Belonging Strategy:
“To be known as a Trust that takes real action to become and stay anti-racist and free from all discrimination. We want to create a culture that is safe, fair and inclusive – for our patients, carers, staff, and the communities we serve.”
This is further endorsed through our Anti-Racist Statement and Framework.
To help achieve this, we are proud to be putting the Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF) into practice.
What is PCREF?
PCREF is a national NHS framework. It helps mental health services become anti-racist. It asks NHS trusts to take clear, shared actions that are led by lived experience. It focuses on improving access, care and outcomes for people from racialised communities.
We are committed to building trust. Everyone should get fair and high-quality care, no matter their background.
What are we doing?
We will bring PCREF into the Trust step-by-step. This work builds on what our EDI and Belonging teams, staff and partners have already started. We will work closely with patients, carers, communities, and staff to design and deliver this work together. Their voices and experiences are key.
This is part of our wider goal – to make life better for the people and communities we care for.
How you can take part
We’ll be sharing more information about our plans and how PCREF is being put into action. There will be opportunities for patients, carers, communities, and staff to get involved and help shape this work. We hope you will take part.
If you want to find out more or share your views, please email PCREF@mpft.nhs.uk.
