Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

“plans to review the reception screening process to introduce a standard template for first reception screening across its prison healthcare settings.”

“In response to this concern, a process has been put in place to ensure that staff gain access to historical information where this information is available. Offender Management Unit staff are now responsible for ensuring that historical risk indicators are disseminated to Healthcare, Reception and the Safer Prisons team. This information is drawn from the pre-transfer report (a document which includes all the prisoner's details including ACCT information and case notes), which is sent to the”

“The Trust has confirmed that they have now changed their practices relating to high risk drug users. The initial contact for those undergoing any type of detoxification is from the caseworker who has contact the day after the person is received into the prison. Additionally, a follow up ledger to SystmOne has been introduced within three working days of the detoxification programme ending. An audit will be undertaken within the first quarter of 2016 to check that the processes are working effectively”

“Prior to addressing paragraph 6 of your PFD report | thought it was important to identify some of the learning that had taken place following the tragic death of Mr [name redacted]. | know that you will already be aware of the action plan that had been brought together taking account of the issues identified in the Prison and Probation Ombudsman report, Clinical Review and internal root cause analysis review. | understand that the action plan was submitted as part of the evidence at the inquest and you w”

“think it is appropriate to seek to reassure you about communication between the healthcare team at HMP Hewell and other HM Prisons. There is continuous dialogue within HMP Hewell between the healthcare and the discipline teams. Some of this is formalised through various meetings and forums and some is informal and reflects a relatively constant ebb and flow of communication on patient specific issues, task related discussion, operational issues and joint working. If prisoners are transferring to other”

“Since Mr [name redacted]' death, HMP Bristol has introduced a system whereby their safer custody team contacts the receiving establishment via email and telephone whenever a prisoner on an open ACCT transfers out of the prison to make the receiving establishment aware of the prisoner's perceived risk of harm. In addition, the escort contractors are also now informed of those prisoners on open ACCTs prior to being transferred out to court or other establishments. These conversations are recorded on Prison-NOMIS”