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Dementia
— Learning lessons bulletin | | Corporate Author | Prisons and Probation Ombudsman |
| Publisher | Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, July 2016 |
| Pages | 8 pp (Fatal incident investigations, issue 11) |
| Source | http://www.ppo.gov.uk/document/learning-lessons-re... |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Death ; Prisoners ; Needs [elderly] ; Prison ; Case studies. |
| Annotation | Those aged 60+ comprise the fastest-growing segment of the prison population, which increased by 125% between 2004 and 2014. This ageing of the prison population has led to an increase in deaths from natural causes in prisons, and increasing social care needs of older, infirm prisoners. This has been recognised in the Care Act 2014, parts of which came into force in April 2015. The Act makes local authorities responsible for assessing and meeting the eligible social care needs of adult prisoners. Although prisons will need to make referrals first, the aim is to bring the delivery of social care in prisons in line with the care of those in the community. This Learning Lessons Bulletin uses four case studies (generally pre-dating the Act), to identify lessons learned from investigations into deaths of prisoners with dementia by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman. It aims to help Prison Service staff deal more effectively with this group of prisoners; and to explore the experience of prisoners with dementia, and the challenges facing prisons in providing them with appropriate care and support. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170404003 P |
| Classmark | EA: CW: TGF: IK: TWP: 69P * |
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