Health in justice: the challenges of managing physical health and wellbeing in prisons
27 Nov 2025
Theatre B
Ethics, Professionalism & Clinical Reasoning
Primary Purpose of the Webinar
To highlight key issues in pain management in prisons and explore barriers to participation in persistent pain syndromes within custody settings.
Objectives
1. Understanding of the challenges pain presents to prisons
2. Awareness of the complexity of managing pain in prison
3. Knowledge of the needs, barriers and enablers to the supported self management of persistent pain conditions within health in justice services
4. Insight into the deprescribing process of harmful pain medication and the intersection between pain and opioid use disorder
Learning outcomes:
1. Understanding on the current provision of healthcare in the prison system
2. How MSK health and well being is managed in prisons
3. How the MSK Services integrate with the wider prison health service
4. Insight into the burden that pain management presents to prison
5. Insight into the podiatry services and challenges with a secure setting
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