Poor prisoner suicide risk assessment
Inadequate assessment of self-harm/suicide risk for prisoners, particularly those without existing care plans.
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52 - Guidance for duty governors on risk assessment
The instructions for completing the form should give duty governors guidance on how to exercise the options available to them when dealing with prisoners who are both at risk of self-harm and a risk to their cellmate.
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terms: assessment, prisoner
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4 - Placing at-risk prisoners with a cellmate
The Prison Service should retain its practice of placing prisoners who are at risk of suicide or self-harm, but who are not so vulnerable as to require being on suicide watch at all times or accommodated in a safer cell, in a cell with another prisoner who they can talk to in times of crisis. The practice should...
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terms: prisoner, suicide
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73 - Reception health screen referral to mental health
The first reception health screen questionnaire should be revised so as to trigger a referral to a mental health professional on the healthcare team even if the prisoner has only self-harmed in prison. A referral should also be triggered where the prisoner’s behaviour is such that the healthcare officer completing the questionnaire considers it desirable.
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terms: prisoner