Skip to main content
Intended for healthcare professionals
RCNi Plus
NS Student
Learning
Portfolio
Journals
Cancer Nursing Practice
Emergency Nurse
Learning Disability Practice
Mental Health Practice
Nurse Researcher
Nursing Children and Young People
Nursing Management
Nursing Older People
Nursing Standard
Primary Health Care
Events
RCN Nursing Awards
Nursing Live
Nursing Careers and Jobs Fairs
RCNi events calendar
CPD webinars on-demand
Jobs
Organisational subscriptions
RCNi Plus Dashboard
Portfolio
Learning
Journals
Cancer Nursing Practice
Emergency Nurse
Learning Disability Practice
Mental Health Practice
Nurse Researcher
Nursing Children and Young People
Nursing Management
Nursing Older People
Nursing Standard
Primary Health Care
CPD Quizzes
Events
RCN Nursing Awards
Nursing Live
Nursing Careers and Jobs Fairs
RCNi events calendar
CPD webinars on-demand
NS Student
Nursing Jobs
RCN Learn
Menu
Toggle Navigation
Log in
Toggle Search
Search
Log in
Register
Subscribe
RCNi
RCN
Organisational enquiries
Nursing Management
Newsroom
News
Analysis
Sponsored
COVID-19
Evidence and Practice
CPD articles
Clinical articles
CPD quizzes
Practice question
How to
Features
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Expert advice
Your views
Careers
Career advice
My job
Revalidation
Digital edition
Nursing Management
Newsroom
News
Analysis
Sponsored
COVID-19
Evidence and Practice
CPD articles
Clinical articles
CPD quizzes
Practice question
How to
Features
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Expert advice
Your views
Careers
Career advice
My job
Revalidation
Digital edition
RCNi Plus
NS Student
Learning
Portfolio
Journals
Cancer Nursing Practice
Emergency Nurse
Learning Disability Practice
Mental Health Practice
Nurse Researcher
Nursing Children and Young People
Nursing Management
Nursing Older People
Nursing Standard
Primary Health Care
Events
RCN Nursing Awards
Nursing Live
Nursing Careers and Jobs Fairs
RCNi events calendar
CPD webinars on-demand
Jobs
Organisational subscriptions
RCNi Plus Dashboard
Portfolio
Learning
Journals
Cancer Nursing Practice
Emergency Nurse
Learning Disability Practice
Mental Health Practice
Nurse Researcher
Nursing Children and Young People
Nursing Management
Nursing Older People
Nursing Standard
Primary Health Care
CPD Quizzes
Events
RCN Nursing Awards
Nursing Live
Nursing Careers and Jobs Fairs
RCNi events calendar
CPD webinars on-demand
NS Student
Nursing Jobs
RCN Learn
My job
Meet the reformer
When Elizabeth Tysoe accepted a secondment in the prison service she had no idea what to expect.
Alison Handley
Posted 17 June 2015
Jobs
Related articles
60 seconds with custody nurse Robyn Connelly
The challenges of examining people detained in the court system
12 Jun 2018
Focus on offenders’ health
Many nurses working in UK prisons are being offered help to mentor offenders thanks to a new...
08 Jul 2015
Prescribing in prison: complexities and considerations
Prescribing in prison is challenging because of environmental constraints, drug-seeking...
22 Jan 2014
Preventing malnutrition in prison
Vulnerable patient groups are at increased risk of malnutrition. This article focuses on the...
15 Jan 2014
5 Most Read Articles
Medication errors: how to avoid them and what to do if you make one
Advice on common mistakes, their potential consequences and methods to improve safety
08 Aug 2022
Learning disability nursing: correcting those who ask ‘Is it real nursing?’
Student and NHS ambassador Helen Morgan is challenging misunderstandings about her field
07 Jan 2021
Free
Missing nursing student Owami found ‘alive and well’
Owami Davies, whose disappearance in early July sparked a police search, is found safe
23 Aug 2022
Loneliness in leadership: how to deal with it and support colleagues
Discussing loneliness is often still taboo, with leaders keen to appear strong
29 Sep 2022
If someone asked you what your success looked like, could you tell them?
Stand-out entries in the RCNi Nurse Awards 2019 team category set their goals at the outset
07 Mar 2019
Journals
Cancer Nursing Practice
Emergency Nurse
Learning Disability Practice
Mental Health Practice
Nurse Researcher
Nursing Children and Young People
Nursing Management
Nursing Older People
Nursing Standard
Primary Health Care
Other RCNi websites
RCNi Learning
RCNi Nursing Careers and Jobs Fairs
RCNi Nursing Jobs
RCNi Portfolio