HMP Isle of Wight

Updated 17 July 2023

HMP Isle of Wight is a category B training prison for adult males. It holds both remand and sentenced prisoners with an operational capacity to hold 1000 prisoners. Two former prison sites of HMP Parkhurst and Albany are now known simply as HMP Isle of Wight.

Practice Plus Group Health & Rehabilitation Services Limited (PPG) is the prime provider of health care at HMP Isle of Wight for primary care, with subcontracted services for dental provision and mental health.

PPG is registered to provide the following regulated activities at the location: Treatment of disease, disorder or injury and Diagnostic and screening procedures.

Updated 17 July 2023

We carried out a CQC focused follow-up inspection in conjunction with an independent review of progress (IRP)inspection with His Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) of healthcare services provided by Practice Plus Group Health & Rehabilitation Services Limited (PPG) at HMP Isle of Wight on 5 to 7 June 2023. This was in response to a joint HMIP and CQC comprehensive inspection carried out in October 2022 when we found the quality of care required improvement. We issued one Requirement Notice in relation to Regulation 17: Good governance.

At this inspection we found:

• Overall governance processes had been improved and reviewed. Audits and action plans ensured better oversight with improved accountability.
• Oversight of pharmacy medicines, including controlled drugs was improved.
• Improved policies and procedures ensured out of date stock or excessive returned unused medicines were not retained on site.
• The quality of care records had improved.