Past MPIN Conferences
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The first ever Midlands Physical Intervention Network (MPIN) conference took place on 25 July, held at South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Trust HQ in Stafford and organised with the Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
The event focused on the use of physical restraint in mental health and was heralded a ‘great success’ by key note speaker Professor Joy Duxbury from the University of Central Lancaster who commented that the day was ‘invaluable’.
The conference was oversubscribed and timely following recent media coverage of Mind’s Crisis Care report which criticised the use of face down restraint.
Gary Firkins, who heads up South Staffs and Shropshire’s De-escalation, Management and Intervention (DMI) team is a part of the MPIN network and helped to organise the event.
“It has been great to be involved with the organising of what turned out to be such a well-attended and important event,” explains Gary. “We started off with a regional focus but word spread and we ended up having delegates come from as far south as Cornwall and as far north as Barnsley for the day and last minute speakers being added from NHS England and Mind.
“Having launched DMI, our in house physical interventions model, to replace external training earlier this year it was good for us to be able to share some of thinking that underpins our training but also to find out more about the national picture.”
The conference sparked lively debate amongst the delegates both in the room and virtually through the live twitter feed. The atmosphere was extremely positive with best practice being shared and calls for a greater input from front line staff and service users into national policy, as well as more consistent reporting of the use of physical interventions.
Speaking after the event, Alison Cobb from the charity MIND said: “It was great to see so many people wanting to drive forward improvements in this area and share good practice. And we wholeheartedly agree with the participant who wanted to see greater service user involvement. We think it is essential that training is respect-based and endorsed by people who have experienced physical restraint.”
Co-organiser of the event Sue Burns, Violence and Aggression Advisor for Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, was pleased by the attendance at the event: “The event has been a huge success in terms of the number of people who attended and that success is attributable to the many professionals who strive to continue to deliver safe and therapeutic care to the people they serve.”
The event focused on the use of physical restraint in mental health and was heralded a ‘great success’ by key note speaker Professor Joy Duxbury from the University of Central Lancaster who commented that the day was ‘invaluable’.
The conference was oversubscribed and timely following recent media coverage of Mind’s Crisis Care report which criticised the use of face down restraint.
Gary Firkins, who heads up South Staffs and Shropshire’s De-escalation, Management and Intervention (DMI) team is a part of the MPIN network and helped to organise the event.
“It has been great to be involved with the organising of what turned out to be such a well-attended and important event,” explains Gary. “We started off with a regional focus but word spread and we ended up having delegates come from as far south as Cornwall and as far north as Barnsley for the day and last minute speakers being added from NHS England and Mind.
“Having launched DMI, our in house physical interventions model, to replace external training earlier this year it was good for us to be able to share some of thinking that underpins our training but also to find out more about the national picture.”
The conference sparked lively debate amongst the delegates both in the room and virtually through the live twitter feed. The atmosphere was extremely positive with best practice being shared and calls for a greater input from front line staff and service users into national policy, as well as more consistent reporting of the use of physical interventions.
Speaking after the event, Alison Cobb from the charity MIND said: “It was great to see so many people wanting to drive forward improvements in this area and share good practice. And we wholeheartedly agree with the participant who wanted to see greater service user involvement. We think it is essential that training is respect-based and endorsed by people who have experienced physical restraint.”
Co-organiser of the event Sue Burns, Violence and Aggression Advisor for Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, was pleased by the attendance at the event: “The event has been a huge success in terms of the number of people who attended and that success is attributable to the many professionals who strive to continue to deliver safe and therapeutic care to the people they serve.”