What are the PCTs responsibilities for prison health IG assurances?
If a PCT contains a prison in their area, they have responsibility for the prison health unit. The PCT are asked to complete and submit a baseline IG toolkit assessment for the prison health units they are responsible for, even if the prison health staff members are employed by the PCT and work to the same policies and procedures. The PCT should try and ensure this baseline assessment is submitted by 31 March 2009. The rationale for carrying out the baseline assessment is to enable the PCT to identify areas of risk and prepare improvement plans so that IG assurances can be provided in accordance with the David Nicholson review. The assessment will need to be carried out in liaison with the appropriate prison health staff.
