What is NICE?

NICE guidance helps health and social care professionals deliver the best possible care based on the best available evidence. This guidance supports healthcare professionals and others to make sure that the care they provide is of the best possible quality and offers the best value for money. The guidance is for the NHS, local authorities, charities, and anyone with a responsibility for commissioning or providing healthcare, public health or social care services. We also support these groups in putting our guidance into practice.

Tuesday 11 April 2017

Mental health of adults in contact with the criminal justice system (NG66)

New NICE Guidance: Mental health of adults in contact with the criminal justice system (NG66).
Evidence-based recommendations on assessing, diagnosing and managing mental health problems for adults who are in contact with the criminal justice system.

The final guidance says that people who are diagnosed with a mental health problem within the criminal justice system should receive annual checks, and staff should be trained to spot the warning signs.

Wednesday 26 October 2016

NICE address mental health within the criminal justice system

All staff working within the criminal justice system should receive training to recognise and respond to mental health problems, says NICE.

 

New draft guidance seeks to improve the assessment, treatment and prevention of mental health problems in adults.