Poor prisoner suicide risk assessment
Inadequate assessment of self-harm/suicide risk for prisoners, particularly those without existing care plans.
3 items
1 source
1 inquiry
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Poor prisoner suicide risk assessment has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
3 inquiry recs
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Inquiry Recommendations (3)
73 — Reception health screen referral to mental health
Recommendation: 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 …
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52 — Guidance for duty governors on risk assessment
Recommendation: 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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4 — Placing at-risk prisoners with a cellmate
Recommendation: 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, …
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