Redmond Johnson

1. 1. failure to obtain medical history from GP and hospital doctors

   “If a detainee has a history of significant medical problems, healthcare professionals undertaking the initial reception assessment should request further information from the General Practitioner and, where necessary, hospital doctors normally involved in the detainee's care to enable appropriate care planning while that detainee is in the custody of the prison service.”

2. 2. delayed or inadequate transfer assessment

   “Information about which detainees are going to be transferred to court or other locations needs to be delivered to the individual prisons in enough time for a thorough assessment of the detainee's fitness to be transferred (including a face to face assessment if required) to be conducted.”

3. 3. absence of documented fitness-to-transfer process and medication arrangements

   “There must be a robust and clearly documented process in place when assessing a detainee's fitness to transfer, together with clear arrangements made in respect of any medication that the detainee needs to take while out of the prison's care.”

4. 4. inadequate medication review for complex regimens

   “Medication reviews should be conducted, with appropriate pharmacy input if required, if there are complex medication issues that need resolving or clarifying.”

5. 5. failure to coordinate ongoing healthcare appointments

   “Reception healthcare should ask about any outstanding hospital or other healthcare appointments and rebook these if necessary.”

6. 6. inadequate documentation of medical investigations

   “If medical tests or investigations are requested, there must be clear and adequate documentation to confirm that those investigations have actually been conducted and the results seen by a healthcare professional.”

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