SPSO (Scottish Public Services Ombudsman) Not Upheld

Scottish Prison Service

201404480 · Prisons › medical assessments/reports · Decision date: 01 January 2016
Custody medical information Prison healthcare best practice

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Summary

Mr C complained to us that the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) had appointed a person to carry out an assessment who did not meet the stated criteria specified in the tender document. We took independent advice from one of our medical advisers, who is a consultant psychiatrist. We found that, in making their decision to appoint someone to carry out the assessment, the SPS did so appropriately and in line with the service specification detailed in the tender document. As such, we did not uphold the complaint.

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