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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
A response document is linked to this report, dated 17 November 2020. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗