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Recommendation 8
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An ageing prison population will increase pressure on prison healthcare.
Recommendation
An ageing prison population will increase pressure on prison healthcare. To ensure an equivalent standard of care as in the community, it is important that prison healthcare services are appropriately resourced, and staff have awareness of age- related health conditions. We recommend that all prison healthcare teams have a designated older prisoner lead, and that training on age-related health-issues is available to all prison staff. The Government must also ensure that prison healthcare services are resourced in line with the needs of an older population.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
• In response to the pandemic, and to ensure continued access to health services during the increased restrictions in place, NHS England and NHS Improvement have worked with HMPPS digital teams to assure a telemedicine model for use in the secure and detained estate. Approved telemedicine software and equipment has now been procured and rolled out in all English prisons, immigration removal centres and the Children and Young People’s Secure Estate. All sites will have the capability to undertake health care video consultations on both static computers based in prison healthcare departments and on mobile 4G tablets.