The Care Quality Commission
  • Prison healthcare

Archived: HMP Wayland

Griston, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 6RL

Provided and run by:
Horizon Health C.I.C.

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All Inspections

30 July 2013

During a themed inspection looking at Offender Healthcare

Horizon health provided nurse practitioner services to three prisons, including HMP Wayland. They also provided support and advice to prison staff and other prison-based healthcare professionals. People told us that they found these services helpful and reassuring. Nurse practitioners did not carry out healthcare interventions that were 'invasive' and required the person's formal written consent. However, they routinely checked that people agreed to examinations and investigations.

Nurse practitioners offered people consultations, a range of health checks, treatment and advice according to their needs. Records confirmed that consultations were consistently structured and that people were prescribed appropriate treatments. The service was not required to provide care to people in a medical emergency. However, we found that nurse practitioners had provided support and advice to other healthcare staff on such occasions.

Staff received support to enable them to undertake their role and to develop their skills and knowledge. There were arrangements in place to ensure that staff received the training, supervision and development opportunities that they required.