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Over 250,000 prisoners pass through the prison estate annually, subsequently returning to the community. Individuals within criminal justice settings are disproportionately affected by health inequalities experiencing significant physical and mental ill-health issues, shorter life expectancy, and are high users of healthcare. As a research active Trust, MPFT is keen to ensure that research benefits all, and as the largest NHS provider of commissioned custodial and non-custodial criminal justice health services within England, LENSE was established in 2023.
The aim of LENSE is to support research engagement and participation, research development and use of evidence across criminal justice settings. With patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) at the heart of LENSE, we are committed to ensuring the voices of those with lived and living experience informs all that we do. LENSE aims to build a regional network to support research across criminal justice settings drawing together the knowledge of practitioners, academics, and lived experience as well as ensuring education, training and support is available to practitioners wishing to develop their own research careers.
