HMP Risley

Updated 19 February 2024

HMP Risley is a Category C resettlement prison operated by His Majesty’s Prison Service. The prison is located in Warrington, Cheshire and accommodates up to 1,100 adult male prisoners.

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is the provider of healthcare services at HMP Risley. 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.

Our last comprehensive inspection was conducted jointly with HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) in April 2023 and published on the HMIP website on 24 July 2023. The joint inspection report can be found at: https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2023/07/Risley-web-2023.pdf

Updated 19 February 2024

We accompanied His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) on their independent review of progress (IRP) and carried out a focused inspection of healthcare services provided by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) at HMP Risley.

At our last joint inspection with HMIP in April 2023, we found that the quality of healthcare provided by GMMH at this location required improvement. We issued a Requirement Notice in relation to Regulation 12, Safe care and treatment and Regulation 17, Good governance, of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.

The purpose of this focused inspection was to determine if the healthcare services provided by GMMH were meeting the legal requirements of the relevant regulations. At this inspection, we found that improvements had been made, and the provider was no longer in breach of the regulations.

We do not currently rate services provided in prisons. We highlight good practice and issues that service providers need to improve and take regulatory action as necessary.