Buddi Tracker Conference - 9 December

Unescorted: Buddi Tracker One Year On…
Friday 9th December 2011, Midday to 4pm
Tower Lecture Theatre, Floor 30,
Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT

It is one year on since Buddi Tracker's introduction at SLaM. A hundred GPS ankle bracelets are now in full operation in the Trust's forensic services at Bethlem Royal and Lambeth Hospitals. This conference will present and discuss how Buddi Tracker forms part of SLaM's Recovery approach to mental health, the support it gives both service users and staff, its positive effect on both escorted and unescorted leave, the direct cost savings and benefits associated with the ankle bracelet, together with the Tracker's legal and security implications. Buddi Tracker is a remotely monitored state of the art GPS tracker device with a non-removable ankle strap. It is discrete, comfortable and lightweight.

Who should attend: You may already be aware of Buddi Tracker and attended our workshop in November last year. This Conference is an opportunity for Trusts and mental health organisations to hear our analysis of the latest Buddi Tracker data, how it supports service users' recovery, its impact on both escorted and unescorted leave, the direct benefits, costs and savings achieved, and the Tracker's security and legal implications. Whether you know a lot about the Tracker and are thinking about using it in your services, or have heard a little about it and want to know more, or whether this is the first time you have heard about it we would welcome your attendance. This Conference is especially suitable for service directors, senior clinicians, planning/project leads, security leads and senior managers.

Speakers include
•    Jill Lockett, Service Director, Behavioural and Developmental Psychiatry, SLaM NHS Foundation Trust
•    Professor Tom Fahy, Consultant Psychiatrist, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London & Clinical Director Behavioural and Developmental Psychiatry, SLaM NHS Foundation Trust
•    Dr. Tim Green, Head of Psychological and Talking Therapies, SLaM NHS Foundation Trust
•    Simon Eckett, Healthcare Director, Buddi
•    Dr. Colin Campbell, Honorary Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, SLaM NHS Foundation Trust
•    Dave Hearn, Security Team Leader, SLaM NHS Foundation Trust
•    Stuart Marchant, Mental Health Act Solicitor

Fee: Courtesy of Behavioural and Developmental Clinical Academic Group, King's Health Partners.

Booking required.
Please book early to avoid disappointment.

The conference runs from noon to 4pm. You can view the programme here.