Yarls Wood Immigration Removal Centre

During an assessment under our new approach

Yarl’s Wood is an immigration removal centre (IRC) located near Bedford which, since 2007, has been operated on behalf of the Home Office by Serco. The centre accommodates up to 444 detainees. Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust (NHFT) is the lead provider of healthcare services at Yarl’s Wood. The provider is registered with the CQC to provide the following regulated activities at the location: Treatment of disease, disorder or injury and Diagnostic and screening procedures. We accompanied His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) on their independent review of progress to conduct a focused inspection of healthcare services at Yarl’s Wood At our last joint inspection with HMIP in July 2023, we found that the quality of healthcare provided by NHFT at this location required improvement. We issued a Requirement Notice in relation to Regulation 17, Good governance of the Health and Social Care Act 2008. The purpose of this focused inspection was to determine if the healthcare services provided by NHFT were meeting their legal requirements. During the inspection we looked at a range of records, observed clinical activities and spoke with staff and managers. We found that good improvements had been made, and NHFT was no longer in breach of the regulations.

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