Recommendations to ICS related to prison healthcare
| All ICSs |
| Recognise that prisoners as local citizens have rights to access/experience of ICS services (such a secondary care) equivalent to community residents |
| Ensure prison healthcare providers and commissioners can interact with ICS system leaders in shared forums |
| Understand the influence of the prison service on healthcare, e.g. technology use and approvals in prisons |
| Consider whether prison Governors/Directors should be included in ICS forums, given their involvement in facilitation of healthcare service delivery to prisoners |
| Recognise that improving integration and healthcare for prisoners is a vital contribution to the reduction of health inequalities |
| ICSs ready to consider delegation of prison commissioning |
| Consider how to ensure existing prison commissioning expertise is not lost during the delegation of functions |
| Understand the potential benefits of high quality healthcare to patients in prison and the wider system, and develop mechanisms to monitor realisation of these benefits |
| Recognise that prisoners as local citizens have rights to access/experience of ICS services (such a secondary care) equivalent to community residents |
| Ensure prison healthcare providers and commissioners can interact with ICS system leaders in shared forums |
| Understand the influence of the prison service on healthcare, e.g. technology use and approvals in prisons |
| Consider whether prison Governors/Directors should be included in ICS forums, given their involvement in facilitation of healthcare service delivery to prisoners |
| Recognise that improving integration and healthcare for prisoners is a vital contribution to the reduction of health inequalities |
| Consider how to ensure existing prison commissioning expertise is not lost during the delegation of functions |
| Understand the potential benefits of high quality healthcare to patients in prison and the wider system, and develop mechanisms to monitor realisation of these benefits |