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Guidance: Prevent duty: guidance for healthcare professionals

Department Of Health

October 3
10:27 2024

Preventis part of the governmentscounter-terrorism strategy (CONTEST)and aims to reduce the threat to the UK from terrorism by stopping people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.

It works to ensure that people who are susceptible to radicalisation are offered appropriate interventions, and communities are protected against radicalising influences.

Healthcare professionals have a key role in Prevent because frontline workers often meet and treat people who may be susceptible to radicalisation.

This guidance provides information on:

  • what the Prevent duty means for healthcare professionals
  • accessing Prevent duty training
  • how to spot signs of radicalisation
  • how to raise and progress a concern
  • further interventions that healthcare professionals may be involved in

Updates to this page

Published 21 May 2024
Last updated 3 October 2024 +show all updates
  1. Added information about NHS Prevent training packages, online radicalisation risk indicators and vulnerability-linked radicalisation. Also added a link to the new guidance 'Prevent duty: core standards for healthcare commissioners and providers'.

  2. First published.

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