Recurring concern
Unreliable second prison reception health screening
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Request correctionFirst reported 26 Jul 2016•Latest report 13 Jul 2017
What this concern includes
Includes failures in the prison process for completing and following up the second health screening after reception, including delayed or omitted screening, failure to ensure the person is brought for screening, and failure by healthcare staff to pursue a missed screening.
Not included
- Excludes the initial prison reception health screening unless the assertion also concerns the second post-reception screening process.
- Excludes generic prison healthcare delays, risk assessments or information-transfer failures where the second reception health screening is not the deficient process.
- Excludes clinical care or treatment after the second screening has been completed and its findings are available.
- Excludes unrelated prison observation, ACCT, detoxification-placement and custody-transfer processes.
- Reports
- 3
- Individual concerns
- 4
- Date range
- 2016–2017
- Stated actions
- 2
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* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
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Concerns and responses across reports
Only concerns grouped under this recurring concern are included. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
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Concerns raised1
Delays in completing the second health screening after reception
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Action
Re-evaluate current practices and implement revised procedures to ensure second health screenings occur within 24–48 hours.
Stated by HM Prison and Probation Service
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Concerns raised2
Failure to follow up missed second reception screens
Failure to conduct the second reception screen
This report raised 7 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Action
Maintain a register of missed Second Reception/Wellman assessments, arrange follow-up appointments through the Lead Nurse, and document patient refusals with scanned disclaimers.
Stated by Care UK
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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Position
The Lead Nurse is responsible for arranging follow-up and completion of missed Second Reception/Wellman assessments.
Stated by Care UK
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Concerns raised1
Failure to follow up non-attendance at the second reception screen
This report raised 8 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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Position
Nurses cannot chase prisoners who miss appointments during clinics because workload makes this impractical and inefficient.
Stated by Care UK
Data last updated 7 September 2026