Below is a list of resources related to the YHIP Offender Health and Social care programme. Click on the links to download the resources.

• Directory of Alcohol Treatment Services (adult) Yorkshire & Humber Region
  For specific services for offenders see YHIP Alcohol & Offenders project reports 2009 & 2010
  
• Social Care Bulletin White Paper Special – March 2010
  David Behan, Director General, Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships, says the White Paper is based on what people said they wanted from a care and support system in last year’s Big Care Debate
• Through the Gates - Final Report Presentation
• DH Health and Criminal Justice Programme update
  THe Spring 2010 issue of the Department of Health Health and Criminal Justice Programm update.
  
• Nursing Roadmap For Quality
  A signposting map for qualty within Nursing.
• Nursing Roadmap For Quality Poster
  An A4 poster outlining the Nursing Roadmap for Quality.
• Nursing Roadmap Quality Press Release
  The Press Release regarding the Launch of the Nursing Roadmap for Quality dated March 4th 2010.
• GP Registration Project - Yorkshire & Humber
  This document contains information relating to the GP Registration Project.
  
• Women - Away From Crime
  A report on the Government’s strategy for diverting women away from crime.
  
• Children's Mental Health in the YJS Quality Indicators Template
  Improving the emotional and psychological wellbeing and mental health of children and young people in contact with the Youth Justice System in Yorkshire and Humber – Quality Indicators Template.
• Healthy Children Safer Communities
  A Strategy to promote the health and well-being of children and young people in contact with the youth justice system.
• Current Mental Health investment in the YJS in Yorkshire & Humber (Dec 2009)
  Improving the emotional and psychological wellbeing and mental health of children and young people in contact with the Youth Justice System in Yorkshire and Humber – Current PCT Investment.
• Location, Location, Location
  This document is an Audit of Hepatitis C Healthcare in England
• Hepstitis C: Out of Control
  This document is an audit of Strategic Health Authority hepatitis C governance.
• The Primary Prevention Of Hepatitis C Among Injecting Drug Users
  This report is being published concurrently with and complementary to, public health guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) on Needle and syringe programmes: providing people who inject drugs with injecting equipment
• House of Commons Health Committe - Alcohol - First Report of Session 2009-10 formal minutes
  The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet at www.parliament.uk/healthcom
  
• Hepatitis C Strategy for England (2002)
  This 2002 document proposed health promotion campaigns to raise awareness about hepatitis C amongst the general population and how to avoid infection.
• Hepatitis C Action Plan for England (2004) This 2004 Hepatitis C Action Plan for England implements the Hepatitis C Strategy for England which was published for consultation in 2002.
• Approved Premises Health Needs Analysis
  The Health Needs Assessment of Approved Premises by Eleanor Phillips.
• Yorkshire & Humber Women Offenders Health Needs Analysis
  The Health Needs Assessment of Women Offenders by Eleanor Phillips.
• Mental Health Learning Disability Masterclass information
  This zip file contains 13 individual files with information about the Mental Health Learning Disability Masterclass.
• Commissioners group OHSC documents
  
• The National Probation Service's work with alcohol-misusing offenders report
  This independent study by the Institute for Criminal Policy Research, King’s College London, sought to describe and critically appraise the procedures adopted by the National Probation Service (NPS) for identifying and intervening with offenders who have alcohol problems
  
• Children in contact with the youth justice system: Workforce Development Plan 
  Improving the emotional and psychological wellbeing and mental health of children and young people in contact with the youth justice system in Yorkshire and Humber.
  
• Children in contact with the Youth Justice System - Regional High Level Service Specification 
  Regional High Level Service Specification - Dec 08
• Children in contact with the Youth Justice System - High Level Regional Care Pathway
  Final Draft High Level Regional Care Pathway – Dec 08
• Children in secure estate - Service User & Parent Consultation
  Improving the mental health of children in secure estate or under YOT supervision in the community in Yorkshire and Humber.
• The Police and Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (2007): Exec Summary
  This document focusses on the Police and Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
• Job vacancies: YHIP Regional Manager, Offender Health and Social Care Programme and N. Lincs Head of Commissioning - Continuing Care & Funded Nursing Care.
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• Offender Health: Scoping Review and Research Priorities within the UK
  The aim of this report is to conduct a review of the current literature about the health of people in police custody, discuss and evaluate the implications of the literature and provide research priorities based on the knowledge gaps.
• Best practice in managing risk: principles and guidance for best practice in the assessment and management of risk to self and others in mental health services.
  This framework is a guide for mental health professionals working with service users to assess risk. It underpins risk assessment with principles of good practice for all mental health settings and provides a list of tools offering structure to risk management.
• NOMS - External Communication Bulletin – July 09
  
• Offender Health Strategy and Bradley Recommendations 2009 presentat
  This presentation has information on about the strategy for the Bradley Recommendations.
• Project managers required!
  We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed, interested and confident person to head up a specific project. Must be trained to degree level and have experience in Project Management.  This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for the successful applicant. Closing date 4th August.
  
• Models of care for alcohol misuse
  Models of care for alcohol misusers (MoCAM) provides best practice guidance for commissioning and providing interventions and treatment for adults affected by alcohol misuse. It has been developed by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA), with support from the Department of Health (DH).
• Safe. Sensible. Social. The next steps in the alcohol strategy
  In 2004, the Government published the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy for England. This renewed strategy takes stock of progress since then. As well as giving an update of progress since 2004, it sets out the Government’s ambition to achieve significant reductions in the harms and cost of alcohol misuse in England over the next 10 years.
• Reducing Alcohol Harm: Health Services In England for Alcohol Misuse
  This report evaluates work by the Department of Health and the National Health Service to address the health effects of alcohol misuse.
• Offender Health Operational Update – June 2009
• The police and mental health
  The police are commonly a first point of contact for a person in a mental health crisis. Up to 15% of incidents with which the police deal are thought to have some kind of mental health dimension. This Sainsbury Centre document examines the issue in detail.
  
• Improving the emotional, psychological wellbeing and mental health of children and young people in contact with the Youth Justice System in Yorkshire and Humber - Exec summary
  This executive summary describes the project to improve the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people aged 10 – 18 in the Youth Justice System.
  
• Improving the wellbeing and mental health of children in the Youth Justice System in Y&H
  Improving the emotional, psychological wellbeing and mental health of children and young people in contact with the Youth Justice System in Yorkshire and Humber - Brief Summary
• Business Change Outline Plan . Submission to SCG January 2009
• Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Offender Health Strategic Group. Minutes of the Meeting held on 2nd March 2009
• Offender Health and Social Care Commissioning Board, Yorkshire and Humber Region. Minutes of the Meeting for the 26th March 2009
• Refocusing The Care Programme Approach
  This Dept of Health document aims to build on the strong oundation of the MHNSF1 Effective Care Co-ordination in Mental Health Services, and other DH policy guidance and to reinforce them.
  
• Code Of Practice - Mental Health Act 1983
  This revised Code of Practice has been prepared in accordance with section 118 of the Mental Health Act 1983 by the Secretary of State for Health after consulting such bodies as appeared to him to be concerned, and laid before Parliament. The Code came into force on 3 November 2008.
  
• Police Custody as a "place of safety" - Examining the use of section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983
  This research document was published by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. It examines the mental health of people who are, or have been in police custody.
  
• CR149 Standards on the use of section 136 of the Mental Health Awareness Act 1983
  The report makes special reference to Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which guarantees the right to life and places duties on the state to take steps to prevent deaths of people in detention.
• YHIP Regional Offender Health Commissioners Meeting - 29th January 2009
• Health and Social Care in Police Services in the Yorkshire and Humber Region
  This document highlights the background of this project as well as describing the key outcomes achieved from the work being carried out in the region.
• The Bradley Report
  This document is Lord Bradley’s review of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in the criminal justice system.
• Health and nursing care in the criminal justice service
  This Royal Colege of Nursing (RCN)document highlights the specific health and nursing care needs of offenders. The guide is designed primarily for nurses, health care assistants and other health care practitioners who are working in health care in the criminal justice service (CJS).