Nursing Times: Tighten standards or risk harm in custody, warn forensic nurses
More people could die or suffer harm in police custody unless the NHS tightens new standards for nurses and other professionals working with this vulnerable group, claim forensic nursing experts.
A failure to ensure those working in this complex and challenging field have the right skills also risks putting put inexperienced staff under intolerable strain and driving them away from the profession, say nurses who have called for urgent revisions to service specifications.