Publish date: 9 June 2023

Commissioned by NHS England and created by Mersey Care, the HOPE(S) model is delivering reductions in the use of long term segregation in secure settings nationally.

We hosted more than 220 experts by experience and national leaders who gathered in Liverpool on Tuesday to discuss progress.

Prof Joe Rafferty CBE opened the day and Sir Norman Lamb, co-chair of the National Steering Group closed, praising Mersey Care for its work changing lives. In between were moving and powerful stories of segregation, practical sessions and a lot of love and compassion.