Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
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.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government's response details the procurement and rollout of telemedicine software and equipment across prisons to ensure access to health services during the pandemic. It does not address the recommendation for designated older prisoner healthcare leads, staff training on age-related issues, or general resourcing for an older prison population.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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• We are developing proposals on the models of staffing and training required to support older prisoners as part of the older offenders strategy, and will update further once the strategy is published.
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