This week, the trust will be highlighting its work in the area of co-production - when NHS services or teams work alongside people with lived experience of using that particular service, to either improve the service, make adaptations or develop new services.

Prisoners at HMP Peterborough have been helping to create an eye-catching and easy-to-read healthcare pack for new inmates.

HMP Peterborough is a youth offender institution (YOI) which is the only purpose-built prison in the country to accommodate both male and female prisoners. There is also a mother and baby unit on site.

Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT) provides mental health support services at the Cambridgeshire-based prison.

A booklet has been created as part of the ‘co-production’ project, which aims to ensure that new prisoners understand what mental and physical health support is available to them.

It includes information on what health support is available, how to access it, medication advice, sexual health information, and substance misuse support.

A focus group of prisoners have proof-read the booklet, and helped shape its content, to ensure it can be easily-understood.

Dan Fowkes-Grange, patient engagement lead at HMP Peterborough, said: “This has been co-produced to support people who may have difficulties with their reading or understanding of expectation and, more importantly, what is available to access support needed whilst at HMP Peterborough.”

Other co-production projects are planned at the prison including a review of their prisoner survey and a smoking cessation service.