Resources for Secure Environments
Providing healthcare in secure environments such as prisons, secure hospitals, young offender institutions and immigration removal centres presents unique challenges for GPs and primary care professional.
Learning and Intellectual Disabilities in Secure Environments
Further resources
- Other resources for healthcare professionals produced by Mencap
- Other Resources available from Royal College of Psychiatrists for healthcare professionals
Communication guidance and links
The links below are provided to assist the healthcare team in supporting people with LD who have difficulties with communication, accessing health information and appointments.
- Scope: Communication Access Introduction Cards
- Easy Health
- Change
- How to make information accessible. A guide to producing easy-read documents
- Inspire Services (design and produce Easy Read documents)
- Learning Disability Helpline - Monday to Friday: call 0808 808 1111
- Other Resources available from Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Examples of Easy Read documents in use in the Criminal Justice System
Books Beyond Words
Pictorial resources originally developed for people with learning disabilities to facilitate conversations and explore emotions, the Criminal Justice book set covers 8 topics related to court, prison and crime. There have been further resources developed for people in secure settings during the Coronavirus pandemic, which have been co-authored with RCGP and Michael Emmett, a former service user. These resources are suitable, not only for people with learning disabilities but also for people with low literacy levels and language barriers, and for facilitating conversations and discussing emotions induced by difficult topics. There is a coaching and quick guide suitable for use by clinical and non-clinical prison staff and by peers.