Welcome to the home of the UKAFN
Welcome to the
official home of the United Kingdom Association of
Forensic Nurses, the UK's leading association of forensic healthcare
specialists. Bringing together forensic nurses from across the
country, the UKAFN aims to raise awareness of the work of forensic
nurses and improve access to them.
At UKAFN we are committed to :
- Raising the awareness and profile of Forensic Nurses
- Working together to develop, improve and maintain a high standard in forensic evidence collection
- Providing high quality nursing care for all individuals in a holistic manner
- Working in partnership with all forensic collection specialists, including physicians and police
FINALLY
A PGCert/Dip/MSc in Advanced Forensic Practice for sexual assault and custody
Written for nurses by nurses
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(Latest edition: May 2011)
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Latest News
- Awareness of Diazepam doping
- Skills For Health Now included in Links section here
- BECOME A MEMBER OF THE UKAFN STEERING MEMBER TEAM! Read more here
- Baroness Stern takes up position as honourable steering group member - click here
- Finally, an award designed by nurses for those who work in the field of forensic medicine: PgC/PgD/Msc in Advanced Forensic practice - click here for details
- A draft framework of Code of Practice for Custody/Forensic Nurse Practitioner/Sexual Assault Centre Nurses/FNE has now been sent out to all Forensic service providers and consultation groups for their feedback. More details will be announced at the conference in September.
- UKAFN jointly with the FFLM are currently producing Quality standards for nurses and paramedics. More details to follow soon.
- NEW Diploma in the Forensic and Clinical Aspects of Sexual Assault (DFCASA)
Latest Articles Submitted to the Knowledge Base
- Sexual assault of postmenopausal women: a retrospective review
- Recommended Equipment for Obtaining Forensic Samples from Complainants and Suspects
- Final reports from the Taskforce on the health aspects of violence against women and children - Department of Health 2010
- The Stern Review of Rape Reporting - Home Office 2010
- The National Occupational Standards for Preventing and Tackling Domestic and/or Sexual Abuse/Violence
- Guidelines for the Collection of Forensic Specimens from Complainants and Suspects - Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (July 2009)
- ANA and International Association of Forensic Nurses Co-Publish First Standards for Forensic Nursing - American Nurses Association 2009
- The Uses and Impacts of Medico-legal Evidence in Sexual Assault Cases: A Global Review - World Health Organisation 2007
- World Report on Violence and Health - World Health Organisation 2002
- Forensic Physicians as Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings - Academic Committee of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine September 2008
- What You Don’t Know Can Kill You! GHB
GHB addiction has the most severe and prolonged of all drug withdrawals and yet isn’t known by most medical facilities.
ProjectGHB.com (2009) - Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault - Home Office Report Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (2007)