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Physical health of people in prison

  • NICE guideline
  • Reference number: NG57
  • Published:  02 November 2016

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Research recommendations coming out of this guidance

  • Subsequent health assessment:- When should subsequent health assessments be carried out in prison for people serving long-term sentences?

  • Chronic conditions:- What is the prevalence of disease in the UK prison population?

  • Promoting health and wellbeing:- What is the most effective method for delivering health promotion activities and who should lead them (peers or professionals)?

  • Assessment tools for health promotion:- What are the most effective tools to determine the health promotion needs of people in prison?

  • Access to medicines:- Does the use of directly observed supply of named high-risk medicines (that is, not supplying the medicines to people to hold in-possession), reduce diversion, abuse and non-adherence?

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