Working to improve health of inmates
The Prison Healthcare Service hosted a learning event to try to improve the health of inmates at two Perthshire prisons.
The event to improve prisoners’ health at both HMP Perth and HMP Castle Huntly, near Longforgan, saw representatives from the Scottish Prison Service and the Scottish Government talk about the work of the Prison Healthcare Patient Safety Collaborative, the first group of its kind in Scotland working on improving patient safety in prisons.
Jillian Galloway, head of prison healthcare at Perth and Kinross health and social care partnership – which is responsible for prisoners’ healthcare – said: “We are committed to improving the healthcare experience and supporting the recovery of patients in our care and we will work with our partners to achieve better care, reduce harm, generate real depth of learning, and create a centre of excellence for prison healthcare.
“The collaborative will focus on changes and improvements that will form the vision of care that will significantly improve the experience of service users.”
Fraser Munro, governor of HMP Perth, added: “Building on the collaborative approach already in place within the prison is an opportunity that will support improvement in the health and wellbeing of those in our care.
Health and wellbeing are two of the key assets that evidence tells us support individuals to desist from crime.” Delegates at the healthcare event