sexual assault

UKAFN Conference | One wet, one dry, but why?

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The UK Association of Forensic Nurses and Paramedics (UKAFN) are proud to announce our upcoming conference ‘One wet, one dry, but why?’. The conference theme will explore the forensic world and process before and after obtaining forensic samples in Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) and police custody. The will give delegates an understanding of the whole journey from police investigation through to the forensic laboratory and learning pertinent issues for healthcare professionals from a range of excellent speakers on the day.

 

Outline of the conference

  • How do the police investigate rape?
    • A case study of a police investigation into a rape using DNA techniques and targeted DNA testing.
  • False allegations and how this impacts the suspect
    • Understanding the impact of false allegations and support available from a charity and lives experience perspective.
  • Updates on the latest guidance in forensic medicine
    • Understanding the current guidance and future planned guidance in both SARCs and custody.
    • What is the role of the forensic scientist?
      How are our samples analysed, what happens to them when they arrive at the laboratory.

 

Included

  • Free parking
  • Tea, coffee and refreshments
  • Lunch buffet (please alert organisers of any specific dietary requirements when booking)
  • Prize drawer
  • Meet with forensic providers, suppliers and other interested groups and stakeholders
  • Opportunity to network with like-minded clinicians

 

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Working with survivors of torture | An introduction for healthcare professionals

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Freedom from Torture are running a series of short free webinars looking at the problems experienced by survivors of torture and the challenges for the professionals who care for them. This is open to all healthcare professionals but will be particularly useful for doctors (GPs or secondary care) or other colleagues that regularly see patients who are asylum seekers or refugees.

 

PART ONE 

  • Thursday 3rd June: An Overview of the Asylum Process
  • Tuesday 8th June: The Psychological Impact of Torture
  • Monday 14th June: Health Needs and Barriers to Healthcare
  • Thursday 24th June: Physical Effects of Torture
  • Tuesday 29th June: Sexual Torture

 

PART TWO

  • Autumn 2021, dates TBC
  • Identifying Vulnerability
  • Working across Languages & Cultures
  • Documenting Torture
  • Vicarious Trauma & Service User Experience

 

Participation is free, but we welcome donations to support our work. We will send the Zoom details one week before the webinar. Hosted by the Medico-legal Report Service. If you would like any further information or have any questions please contact djary@freedomfromtorture.org.

​The link to register is here.

FFLM | Virtual Annual Conference 2021

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The Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine are delighted to announce their speakers for their Virtual Conference “Raising Standards – a balancing act?” on Friday 07 May 2021:

  • Professor Andrew Goddard (President of the Royal College of Physicians of London);
  • Professor Maggie Rae (President of the Faculty of Public Health);
  • Mr Leslie Hamilton (Chair of the Independent Review of Gross Negligence Manslaughter and Culpable Homicide);
  • Professor Philip Lumb (David Jenkins Chair).

The Annual General Meeting will take place in the afternoon.

Booking are now open! Please click here to make your booking.

 

Tickets costs are:

FFLM Student Affiliate £30.00
FFLM Member £40.00
Non-Member £50.00

 

If you have any questions, please contact forensic.medicine@fflm.ac.uk.

St Mary’s Centre | The Science of Rape

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Saint Mary’s 18th Annual Conference 2020 ‘The Science of Rape’ will provide valuable insight and discussion for anyone working in the field of rape or sexual violence.

It will particularly useful for policy and decision makers, people working in the criminal justice system, police officers, forensic healthcare practitioners, health professionals, those working in safeguarding, those supporting people through court and therapeutically.

Early bird booking fees are now open – book early to secure your place

Click here to download the flyer

Click here to download the booking form

Click here to download details of the sponsorship/exhibitor packages available

Goldsmiths | Adolescents as Victims and Perpetrators

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This course explores the unique experiences of adolescent victims and perpetrators of domestic violence and sexual abuse. It covers current research, policy and practice pertinent to a wide range of public and third sector services. Examination of risk and safety, coping strategies and parenting will be central. We will consider how the intersections of race, class, gender, sexual orientation and disability exacerbate abuse. This is a highly interactive course aimed at encouraging coordinated community interventions.

CPS | Rape Inspection 2019

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Date of publication: 17 Dec 2019

Since HMCPSI last inspected Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO) Units in 2016 there has been a substantial increase in the number of allegations of rape and yet the number of rape prosecutions has fallen significantly. In the year ending March 2019 alone there were 58,657 allegations of rape, but there were only 1,925 successful prosecutions. The inspection looks at a small part of the overall picture – that is the role of the Crown Prosecution Service.

Inspectors examined 450 rape flagged cases – 200 cases which were ‘admin finalised’ which are cases sent back by the CPS to the police for further investigation, and 250 cases split equally between charges and CPS No Further Action (NFA) decisions. Other evidence gathered included interviews with legal managers, focus groups with RASSO lawyers, reviews of documents and information provided by the CPS and analysis of performance data.

The key findings from there report were:

  • Since 2016, the number of cases prosecuted by the CPS has fallen by 52%. This is despite the fact that there has been a 43% rise in the number of rape allegations to the police.
  • But there has been a 23% fall in the number of cases referred to the CPS for a decision by the police. This reduction means that while reports of rape to the police have nearly doubled, a significant number of these cases have not been referred to the CPS.
  • Nearly a third of all the cases which the CPS received from the police were ‘admin finalised’. These are cases which are sent back by the CPS to the police for further investigation.
  • There have been concerns that the CPS were only charging easy cases where a conviction was more likely, rather than applying the appropriate legal test (known as the Code for Crown Prosecutors). That view is not supported by the findings from this inspection.
  • CPS has improved its application of the Code for Crown Prosecutors – the test for prosecutions: in the 2016 inspection there was a 10% failure rate but in this inspection there was a 2% failure rate..

HM Chief Inspector, Kevin McGinty said:

“Since 2016 there has been a substantial increase in rape allegations, while the number of rape prosecutions has fallen significantly – which indicates there is a serious problem.

The CPS has been accused of only choosing easy cases to prosecute, but we found no evidence of that in our report. While the CPS needs to improve the way it works with the police, the CPS is only a small part of a larger systemic problem in the criminal justice process in dealing with complex cases.

More work is needed to investigate the discrepancy between the number of cases reported and the number of cases prosecuted by the CPS. This is a matter for the Government to consider in its Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy.

Rape inspection 2019 (1.70 MB)

RCGP | Sexual Health Study Day

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Member Price:  £80 (£100)

Non Member Price:  £100 (£120)

AiTs:  £40 (£70)

Nurses/Foundation Doctors/Physician Associates and Retired GPs:  £40 (£70)      –    For this catagory  please contact the Faculty Office for the discount code – cumbria@rcgp.org.uk tel: 02031887718 otherwise you will be charged the full £100

We are delighted to invite you to our full day Sexual Health Programme for GPs, Trainees, Practice Nurses, and Physician Associates.    The day will use a variety of teaching styles including practical workshops and case studies.   This day is suitable for primary care workers wishing to update their knowledge and gain better understanding of sexual health issues,  including detecting HIV in primary care,  dealing with abnormal discharge plus much more.

PROGRAMME:

08:15  Registration, Tea and Coffee

08:45  Introduction and Aims of the Day – Dr Dornu Lebari

09:00  How to take a Sexual History in a GP Consultation – Dr Fiona Ironside

10:00  Sexual Health and the Law – Dr Matt Phillips

11:00  Coffee Break

11:15  Psychosexual Problem in General Practice – How to identify, what to ask, where to refer – Dr Tracey Williams 

12:15  Detecting HIV in Primary Care –  Dr Matt Phillips

13:15  Lunch

14:15  Contraception Update:  What’s new/recent changes? –  Dr Jenny Calvert

15:15  Afternoon Break

15:30  Vaginal Discharge –  Dr Neil Lazaro

16:30  Close

5 HOURS CPD POINTS

FFLM | Forensic Sampling – Innovations for the 21st Century

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Is your knowledge up to date with the latest recommendations for the collection of forensic specimens from complainants and suspects? With the recent advances in forensic science, do the facilities used for the forensic clinical examination and the equipment provided (including forensic kits) fulfil the current requirements for reducing the potential for DNA contamination?

 

This course will be lecture based with presentations from forensic scientists, police, and the Forensic Science Regulator, Dr Gillian Tully. There will be time for discussion of illustrative case studies.

 

Objectives of course

  • To describe the role of the Forensic Science Regulator
  • To discuss the recent changes to the recommendations for the collection of forensic specimens from complainants and suspects and the evidence that underpins the recommendations
  • To explain the advances in forensic science that support the current DNA anticontamination guidance

Patient Focused | London

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Patient Focused! is a 2-day course accredited by the British Institute of Professional Photography and the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. Students who pass the assessment on Day 2 will be eligible to apply for licentiate membership of British Institute of Professional Photography which awards the “LBIPP” post-nominal.

Each Patient Focused! course is conducted by experienced photographers and doctors. The course attracts 12 CPD points via the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine in London and are approximately 50% theory and 50% practical. Patient Focused! courses cover ethical and legal issues such as consent, confidentiality, data protection and GMC guidelines.

Patient Focused! provides all equipment. Using Nikon D3400 SLR cameras with the settings in “manual”. Make-up artists reproduce injuries such as erythema, bruises, scars and abrasions by using fake blood, skin wax and make-up: candidates practise on each other for this!

There is a maximum of 12 students per course with much of the practical work involving pairing-up to help with learning. If you require a bespoke training course at a specific venue and date, Patient Focused! will be happy to discuss this: please contact Patient Focused! at info@patientfocused.co.uk for further details.

RCGP | One Day Essential – Sexual Health

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One Day Essentials is a series of one-day conferences providing expert specialist clinical training and essential information. 

The day will cover relevant clinical guidelines, policies and guidance to healthcare professionals in relation to patients with sexual health issues in General Practice.

Learning objectives:

  • Be better able to diagnose and treat common sexual health problems and be able to appropriately manage more challenging or complex cases.
  • Be able to use practical brief sexual consultation and screening techniques within the 10-minute consultation to help patients.
  • Emergency contraception issues.
  • Be more confident in managing sexual health consultations.

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