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Date: November 22, 2024 Fri
Time: 11:41 am
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Results for prisoners, medical treatment (australia)
1 results foundAuthor: Ombudsman SA (South Australia) Title: Ombudsman Investigation into the Department for Correctional Services in Relation to the Restraining and Shackling of Prisoners in Hospitals Summary: All adult prisoners held on remand and under sentence in South Australia are under the care of the department. Except in a few instances, it is responsible for all aspects of their care. The Department for Health and Ageing, through the South Australian Prisoner Health Service (SAPHS), provides health services in the nine state prisons. It provides a range of primary services from nursing staff, salaried medical officers, visiting mepractitioners and a limited range of allied health services. Yatala Labour Prison and the Adelaide Remand Centre have small medical centres capable of managing semi-acute health problems, which are operated by SAPHS. Also, a limited 24-hour nursing service is provided at these sites. On-site psychiatric clinics are provided at these prisons by Forensic Mental Health Services, which also provides a separate inpatient facility at James Nash House. Most secondary and tertiary health care and most allied health services are provided off-site through the public health system. Generally, when prisoners are receiving medical treatment in hospital they are under the supervision of the department. However, this varies with mental health patients. When mental health patients are in an emergency department or an open ward of a hospital, their security is managed by the department. Once a mental health patient is transferred to a secure, locked ward all restraints and guards are removed, and they can be accommodated to receive treatment for their mental health needs. This investigation relates only to the restraint of prisoners who are receiving treatment in the general wards of South Australian public hospitals whilst restrained and under the supervision of the department. Details: Rundle Mall, SA: Ombudsman SA, 2012. 63p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 30, 2012 at: http://www.ombudsman.sa.gov.au/Ombudsman%20investigation%20into%20the%20Department%20for%20Correctional%20Services.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Australia URL: http://www.ombudsman.sa.gov.au/Ombudsman%20investigation%20into%20the%20Department%20for%20Correctional%20Services.pdf Shelf Number: 125815 Keywords: InmatesPrisoners, Medical Treatment (Australia)Prisoners, Restraints and Shackling |