Forensic Services Learning Events

Hosted by the North London Forensic Service (NLFS), part of the North London Collaborative (NLFC)

Join us for the Weight Management and Health Promotion in Forensic Services Conference 2026 in London on Friday 8 May.

Details

When: Friday 8 May: 10am-4pm 
Venue: St Pancras Hospital or or virtually

Be part of this important event addressing the critical challenges of weight management and health promotion in secure forensic settings and populations.

This inaugural conference brings together a diverse range of professionals working across a spectrum of Forensic settings, creating opportunities for shared learning and developing new insights.

Programme

9.30	Arrival
10.00	Welcome and introductions
10.15	Development and launch of a weight management strategy in the North London Forensic Collaborative – Dr Julie Evans
11.15	Break
11.30	Obesity is the main cause of inflammation in severe mental illness - nutrition alongside medication in psychiatry is key to addressing this - Joanna Sims
12.00	Experiences of obesity in forensic services: A reflexive thematic analysis - Dr Lauren Harrison
12.20	Reducing sedentary behaviour with a pedometer-based step challenge - Zak Simpson
12.40	Lunch and networking
1.40	Working with Personality Disorder: Weight Management, Unhelpful Dynamics and the PD Toolkit - Garreth Burke and Fern Smith
2.40	Prevalence and course of obesity and diabetes in an inpatient forensic mental health service - Dr Nicholas Stokes and Prabhdeep Dosanjh
3.10	Break
3.25	Co-designing a nurse-led weight talk tool in low- and medium-secure inpatient setting - Dr Novia Mak
3.45	Questions and reflections
4.00	Close

Registration

To register to attend please complete the below form or contact Julie Evans on Julie.evans46@nhs.net 

Complete the Weight Management Conference Registration - Friday 8 May, 10am-4pm.