.... Corresponding author Leanne Hanley leanne.hanley@justice.gov.uk 04 11 2024 04 06 2025 16 08 2025 17 08 2025 © 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Implementation Intervention Staff training Prison Quality...

..., and their perceptions of how training could improve their management of NPS use in the future. Practical implications The findings suggest that MSUs require a local policy for managing NPS use. The research implies that staff training programmes should recognise the existing methods staff use to manage NPS use...

... was considered to be a key component in breaking down some of the barriers to completion and perception, such as regarding the tool as a non-essential task (Beazley et al., 2017). Risk management Risk assessment Staff training HCR-20v3 Staff perceptions Risk formulation The HCR-20...

... usefully identifies the capabilities required pre-employment and provides guidance regarding the opportunities for practitioners to progress through training and development of skills, noting the importance of staff training and continued professional development (CPD) to developing the capability of staff...

... confidence to work with this group of patients. Best practice Staff training Autism spectrum conditions Autism strategy High-secure psychiatric care Staff attitudes Autism spectrum conditions (ASCs) includes a range of pervasive neurodevelopmental conditions including autism, high-functioning...

.... Research limitations/implications The authors' data is limited to self‐report. Future research should use objective measures to evaluate the impact of staff training. Practical implications A relatively short training programme focusing on trauma and self injury appears to improve staff confidence...

.... KEYWORDS staff training; forensic; mental health Karen D Silva EAST MIDLANDS CENTRE FOR FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH Tim Calton UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM Conor Duggan EAST MIDLANDS CENTRE FOR FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH Introduction In the UK, having an appropriately trained workforce is viewed as one of the essential...