UK Association of Forensic Nurses and Paramedics (UKAFNP)
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UK Association of Forensic Nurses & Paramedics is the UK's leading association of forensic HCPs (nurses, paramedics & midwives), raising awareness & standards in police custody & sexual offence examinations #SARC #PoliceCustody
www.ukafnp.org
www.ukafnp.org
Forensic Friday Fact 🧬
GSR is collected using adhesive stubs dabbed on the hands, face or clothing of a suspect soon after a shooting. Samples are carefully sealed, labelled and sent to the forensic laboratory for analysis.
#ForensicFact #Forensics #PoliceCustody #SARC
GSR is collected using adhesive stubs dabbed on the hands, face or clothing of a suspect soon after a shooting. Samples are carefully sealed, labelled and sent to the forensic laboratory for analysis.
#ForensicFact #Forensics #PoliceCustody #SARC
November 14, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Forensic Friday Fact 🧬
GSR is collected using adhesive stubs dabbed on the hands, face or clothing of a suspect soon after a shooting. Samples are carefully sealed, labelled and sent to the forensic laboratory for analysis.
#ForensicFact #Forensics #PoliceCustody #SARC
GSR is collected using adhesive stubs dabbed on the hands, face or clothing of a suspect soon after a shooting. Samples are carefully sealed, labelled and sent to the forensic laboratory for analysis.
#ForensicFact #Forensics #PoliceCustody #SARC
Today is #WorldDiabetesDay 💙
In police custody and SARC settings, recognising and managing diabetes is vital to prevent emergencies like hypoglycaemia or DKA.
Awareness saves lives.
#ForensicHealthcare #UKAFNP #DiabetesAwareness
In police custody and SARC settings, recognising and managing diabetes is vital to prevent emergencies like hypoglycaemia or DKA.
Awareness saves lives.
#ForensicHealthcare #UKAFNP #DiabetesAwareness
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Today is #WorldDiabetesDay 💙
In police custody and SARC settings, recognising and managing diabetes is vital to prevent emergencies like hypoglycaemia or DKA.
Awareness saves lives.
#ForensicHealthcare #UKAFNP #DiabetesAwareness
In police custody and SARC settings, recognising and managing diabetes is vital to prevent emergencies like hypoglycaemia or DKA.
Awareness saves lives.
#ForensicHealthcare #UKAFNP #DiabetesAwareness
Thank you to every Forensic Healthcare Practitioner across the UK.
Your dedication to health and justice makes a real difference. 💙
#ForensicHealthcare #HealthAndJustice
Your dedication to health and justice makes a real difference. 💙
#ForensicHealthcare #HealthAndJustice
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Thank you to every Forensic Healthcare Practitioner across the UK.
Your dedication to health and justice makes a real difference. 💙
#ForensicHealthcare #HealthAndJustice
Your dedication to health and justice makes a real difference. 💙
#ForensicHealthcare #HealthAndJustice
As #FHPWeek2025 draws to a close, we thank every Forensic Healthcare Practitioner across the UK. Your work at the crossroads of health & justice saves lives & shapes fairness. 🙏 www.ukafnp.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
As #FHPWeek2025 draws to a close, we thank every Forensic Healthcare Practitioner across the UK. Your work at the crossroads of health & justice saves lives & shapes fairness. 🙏 www.ukafnp.org
We care for others — but we must also care for ourselves.
A message about resilience and wellbeing in forensic healthcare. 💙
#ForensicHealthcare #StaffWellbeing #HealthAndJustice
A message about resilience and wellbeing in forensic healthcare. 💙
#ForensicHealthcare #StaffWellbeing #HealthAndJustice
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We care for others — but we must also care for ourselves.
A message about resilience and wellbeing in forensic healthcare. 💙
#ForensicHealthcare #StaffWellbeing #HealthAndJustice
A message about resilience and wellbeing in forensic healthcare. 💙
#ForensicHealthcare #StaffWellbeing #HealthAndJustice
Behind every FHP is resilience, compassion & courage. Let’s take time this #FHPWeek2025 to care for ourselves & one another. 💙
#ForensicHealthcare #StaffWellbeing
#ForensicHealthcare #StaffWellbeing
November 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Behind every FHP is resilience, compassion & courage. Let’s take time this #FHPWeek2025 to care for ourselves & one another. 💙
#ForensicHealthcare #StaffWellbeing
#ForensicHealthcare #StaffWellbeing
Forensic Friday Fact 🧬
Gunshot residue (GSR) is made up of tiny particles released when a firearm is discharged. It contains elements such as lead, barium and antimony, which can settle on the shooter’s hands, clothing, or nearby surfaces.
#ForensicFact #ForensicScience #ForensicHealthcare
Gunshot residue (GSR) is made up of tiny particles released when a firearm is discharged. It contains elements such as lead, barium and antimony, which can settle on the shooter’s hands, clothing, or nearby surfaces.
#ForensicFact #ForensicScience #ForensicHealthcare
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Forensic Friday Fact 🧬
Gunshot residue (GSR) is made up of tiny particles released when a firearm is discharged. It contains elements such as lead, barium and antimony, which can settle on the shooter’s hands, clothing, or nearby surfaces.
#ForensicFact #ForensicScience #ForensicHealthcare
Gunshot residue (GSR) is made up of tiny particles released when a firearm is discharged. It contains elements such as lead, barium and antimony, which can settle on the shooter’s hands, clothing, or nearby surfaces.
#ForensicFact #ForensicScience #ForensicHealthcare
Forensic healthcare thrives on teamwork — FHPs, police, crisis workers, AAs & partner agencies working together for safety, care & justice.
#FHPWeek2025 #Teamwork
#FHPWeek2025 #Teamwork
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Forensic healthcare thrives on teamwork — FHPs, police, crisis workers, AAs & partner agencies working together for safety, care & justice.
#FHPWeek2025 #Teamwork
#FHPWeek2025 #Teamwork
In forensic healthcare, evidence is more than paperwork — it’s professionalism in action.
Here’s why accuracy and integrity matter in every case.
#ForensicHealthcare #HealthAndJustice
Here’s why accuracy and integrity matter in every case.
#ForensicHealthcare #HealthAndJustice
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
In forensic healthcare, evidence is more than paperwork — it’s professionalism in action.
Here’s why accuracy and integrity matter in every case.
#ForensicHealthcare #HealthAndJustice
Here’s why accuracy and integrity matter in every case.
#ForensicHealthcare #HealthAndJustice
FHPs stand at the heart of justice — their records & evidence guide courts and investigations. Precision, ethics & objectivity define our practice. #FHPWeek2025
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
FHPs stand at the heart of justice — their records & evidence guide courts and investigations. Precision, ethics & objectivity define our practice. #FHPWeek2025
What does it take to be a Forensic Healthcare Practitioner?
Skill. Precision. Compassion.
Here’s how FHPs blend healthcare and justice every day.
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#ForensicHealthcare #ForensicFact
Skill. Precision. Compassion.
Here’s how FHPs blend healthcare and justice every day.
youtu.be/2r9l3IqHboE
#ForensicHealthcare #ForensicFact
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November 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
What does it take to be a Forensic Healthcare Practitioner?
Skill. Precision. Compassion.
Here’s how FHPs blend healthcare and justice every day.
youtu.be/2r9l3IqHboE
#ForensicHealthcare #ForensicFact
Skill. Precision. Compassion.
Here’s how FHPs blend healthcare and justice every day.
youtu.be/2r9l3IqHboE
#ForensicHealthcare #ForensicFact
From trauma assessment to courtroom evidence, FHPs combine compassion with clinical precision. Their expertise ensures justice is informed by health. #FHPWeek2025 #ForensicFact
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
From trauma assessment to courtroom evidence, FHPs combine compassion with clinical precision. Their expertise ensures justice is informed by health. #FHPWeek2025 #ForensicFact
Forensic healthcare is built on teamwork.
We work alongside police, crisis workers, and other agencies to keep people safe and uphold justice.
Partnerships are what make our work effective — and sustainable.
Thank you to every colleague and partner who stands with FHPs across the UK.
We work alongside police, crisis workers, and other agencies to keep people safe and uphold justice.
Partnerships are what make our work effective — and sustainable.
Thank you to every colleague and partner who stands with FHPs across the UK.
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Forensic healthcare is built on teamwork.
We work alongside police, crisis workers, and other agencies to keep people safe and uphold justice.
Partnerships are what make our work effective — and sustainable.
Thank you to every colleague and partner who stands with FHPs across the UK.
We work alongside police, crisis workers, and other agencies to keep people safe and uphold justice.
Partnerships are what make our work effective — and sustainable.
Thank you to every colleague and partner who stands with FHPs across the UK.
FHPs bridge two worlds — providing clinical care in environments shaped by law, evidence & justice. Their work keeps detainees, survivors & staff safe. #FHPWeek2025 #HealthAndJustice #ForensicHealthcare
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
FHPs bridge two worlds — providing clinical care in environments shaped by law, evidence & justice. Their work keeps detainees, survivors & staff safe. #FHPWeek2025 #HealthAndJustice #ForensicHealthcare
A message from UKAFNP — celebrating every Forensic Healthcare Practitioner working where health and justice collide.
💙 Watch & share to show your support.
#ForensicHealthcare #HealthAndJustice
💙 Watch & share to show your support.
#ForensicHealthcare #HealthAndJustice
November 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
A message from UKAFNP — celebrating every Forensic Healthcare Practitioner working where health and justice collide.
💙 Watch & share to show your support.
#ForensicHealthcare #HealthAndJustice
💙 Watch & share to show your support.
#ForensicHealthcare #HealthAndJustice
It’s #FHPWeek2025! 🎉 This week we celebrate Forensic Healthcare Practitioners – nurses, paramedics, midwives & doctors working where health and justice collide. Follow us all week as we recognise their incredible contribution. www.ukafnp.org
#ForensicHealthcare
#ForensicHealthcare
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
It’s #FHPWeek2025! 🎉 This week we celebrate Forensic Healthcare Practitioners – nurses, paramedics, midwives & doctors working where health and justice collide. Follow us all week as we recognise their incredible contribution. www.ukafnp.org
#ForensicHealthcare
#ForensicHealthcare
Today is Supporting Male Victims of Domestic Abuse Day 💙
Men can be victims too. Listen, believe, support and safeguard — without judgement.
No one should suffer in silence.
#SupportMaleVictims #DomesticAbuse #ForensicHealthcare #UKAFNP
Men can be victims too. Listen, believe, support and safeguard — without judgement.
No one should suffer in silence.
#SupportMaleVictims #DomesticAbuse #ForensicHealthcare #UKAFNP
November 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Today is Supporting Male Victims of Domestic Abuse Day 💙
Men can be victims too. Listen, believe, support and safeguard — without judgement.
No one should suffer in silence.
#SupportMaleVictims #DomesticAbuse #ForensicHealthcare #UKAFNP
Men can be victims too. Listen, believe, support and safeguard — without judgement.
No one should suffer in silence.
#SupportMaleVictims #DomesticAbuse #ForensicHealthcare #UKAFNP
t’s getting colder! ❄️
Stay warm and cosy this winter with your UKAFNP hoodie 🧬
Available in Nurse, Paramedic, SOE and Midwife designs — perfect for those long nights on duty.
👉 www.ukafnp.org/store/Hoodies-c170392779
#UKAFNP #ForensicHealthcare
Stay warm and cosy this winter with your UKAFNP hoodie 🧬
Available in Nurse, Paramedic, SOE and Midwife designs — perfect for those long nights on duty.
👉 www.ukafnp.org/store/Hoodies-c170392779
#UKAFNP #ForensicHealthcare
November 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
t’s getting colder! ❄️
Stay warm and cosy this winter with your UKAFNP hoodie 🧬
Available in Nurse, Paramedic, SOE and Midwife designs — perfect for those long nights on duty.
👉 www.ukafnp.org/store/Hoodies-c170392779
#UKAFNP #ForensicHealthcare
Stay warm and cosy this winter with your UKAFNP hoodie 🧬
Available in Nurse, Paramedic, SOE and Midwife designs — perfect for those long nights on duty.
👉 www.ukafnp.org/store/Hoodies-c170392779
#UKAFNP #ForensicHealthcare
Forensic Friday Fact 🧬
In suspicious or unexplained deaths, forensic pathologists carry out autopsies to uncover cause, mechanism and manner of death, helping police and coroners distinguish between natural, accidental or criminal causes.
#ForensicFact #ForensicPathology
In suspicious or unexplained deaths, forensic pathologists carry out autopsies to uncover cause, mechanism and manner of death, helping police and coroners distinguish between natural, accidental or criminal causes.
#ForensicFact #ForensicPathology
October 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Forensic Friday Fact 🧬
In suspicious or unexplained deaths, forensic pathologists carry out autopsies to uncover cause, mechanism and manner of death, helping police and coroners distinguish between natural, accidental or criminal causes.
#ForensicFact #ForensicPathology
In suspicious or unexplained deaths, forensic pathologists carry out autopsies to uncover cause, mechanism and manner of death, helping police and coroners distinguish between natural, accidental or criminal causes.
#ForensicFact #ForensicPathology
Domestic abuse is everyone’s business. Recognising patterns, listening without judgement and acting on safeguarding concerns are essential parts of our role in #ForensicHealthcare. #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth
October 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Domestic abuse is everyone’s business. Recognising patterns, listening without judgement and acting on safeguarding concerns are essential parts of our role in #ForensicHealthcare. #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth
Are you a nurse or paramedic working in police custody or a SARC?
Join the UK Association of Forensic Nurses and Paramedics today and be part of a supportive professional network.
👉 www.ukafnp.org/join-us #UKAFNP
Join the UK Association of Forensic Nurses and Paramedics today and be part of a supportive professional network.
👉 www.ukafnp.org/join-us #UKAFNP
October 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Are you a nurse or paramedic working in police custody or a SARC?
Join the UK Association of Forensic Nurses and Paramedics today and be part of a supportive professional network.
👉 www.ukafnp.org/join-us #UKAFNP
Join the UK Association of Forensic Nurses and Paramedics today and be part of a supportive professional network.
👉 www.ukafnp.org/join-us #UKAFNP
#MARAC brings agencies together to protect high-risk victims of domestic abuse. Custody and SARC clinicians play a vital role by sharing key information to enhance safeguarding and risk management. #ForensicHealthcare #UKAFNP
October 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#MARAC brings agencies together to protect high-risk victims of domestic abuse. Custody and SARC clinicians play a vital role by sharing key information to enhance safeguarding and risk management. #ForensicHealthcare #UKAFNP
Forensic Friday Fact 🧬
Forensic pathologists determine how and why a person died. Through post-mortem examinations, they identify injuries, disease and toxicology findings to support investigations and give expert evidence in court.
#ForensicFact #ForensicPathology
Forensic pathologists determine how and why a person died. Through post-mortem examinations, they identify injuries, disease and toxicology findings to support investigations and give expert evidence in court.
#ForensicFact #ForensicPathology
October 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Forensic Friday Fact 🧬
Forensic pathologists determine how and why a person died. Through post-mortem examinations, they identify injuries, disease and toxicology findings to support investigations and give expert evidence in court.
#ForensicFact #ForensicPathology
Forensic pathologists determine how and why a person died. Through post-mortem examinations, they identify injuries, disease and toxicology findings to support investigations and give expert evidence in court.
#ForensicFact #ForensicPathology
Forensic Friday Fact 🧬
Forensic pathology evidence is vital in court, helping juries and judges understand complex medical findings in clear, factual language.
#ForensicFact #ForensicHealthcare #Policecustody #SARC
Forensic pathology evidence is vital in court, helping juries and judges understand complex medical findings in clear, factual language.
#ForensicFact #ForensicHealthcare #Policecustody #SARC
October 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Forensic Friday Fact 🧬
Forensic pathology evidence is vital in court, helping juries and judges understand complex medical findings in clear, factual language.
#ForensicFact #ForensicHealthcare #Policecustody #SARC
Forensic pathology evidence is vital in court, helping juries and judges understand complex medical findings in clear, factual language.
#ForensicFact #ForensicHealthcare #Policecustody #SARC
DASH risk assessments help identify those at highest risk of harm from domestic abuse. Completing them accurately and sharing information can prevent escalation and save lives. #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth #Safeguarding
October 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
DASH risk assessments help identify those at highest risk of harm from domestic abuse. Completing them accurately and sharing information can prevent escalation and save lives. #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth #Safeguarding