Portland Prison and Young Offender Institution

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First report 8 Sep 2015•Latest report 24 Oct 2022

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports
3

Naming this recipient

Published responses
33%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
0

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
0

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Portland Prison and Young Offender Institution linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Dorset

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    Bradleigh Trevor Barnes · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Bradleigh Trevor Barnes was found suspended by a ligature in his cell at HMP YOI Portland on 28 December 2019. The inquest concluded that the death was suicide. Concerns included a lack of national NHS guidance for healthcare staff on the use of force in prison and the absence of a local operating policy between the prison and healthcare provider at HMP YOI Portland.

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Portland Prison and Young Offender Institution; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of national guidance for healthcare staff on the use of force in prison

    Wider context from the report

    “i. There is a lack of national guidance to healthcare staff on the use of force in prison and I request consideration is given by NHS England to providing such national guidance. ”
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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Portland Prison and Young Offender Institution; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Absence of a local operating policy on the use of force between prison and healthcare services

    Wider context from the report

    “ii. There is no local operating policy on the use of force at HMP YOI Portland between the healthcare and the prison and I request that the Governor of HMP YOI Portland and the Chief Executive of Oxleas consider putting a local instruction policy in place. ”
    Open source report

  2. Dorset

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    Wayne Wesley Cornlouer · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Wayne Cornlouer was found hanging in his cell on Collingwood Wing at approximately 5.50 am on 24 October 2014. The concern was whether all staff were aware that emergency coding had been added to the Night Orders after his death, following a delay before an ambulance was called.

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    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Portland Prison and Young Offender Institution; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to ensure all staff are aware of emergency coding in the Night Orders

    Wider context from the report

    “I understand that the coding system for a medical emergency, code red/code blue, was not part of the Night Orders at the time of Mr Cornlouer’s death. However, the Night Orders have since been amended to include this emergency coding. My concern is as to whether or not all staff are aware of the change in the Night Orders. ”
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  3. Exeter and Greater Devon

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    Ian Paul Emsley · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Ian Paul Emsley, who had terminal metastatic renal cancer, died on 1 February 2015 in the palliative care wing at HMP Exeter after becoming unconscious and stopping breathing. The report identified that care at HMP YOI Portland was subject to resource constraints, meaning transfer to HMP Exeter could have occurred sooner, and found a potential for delays in transfer or compassionate release because of a lack of formal guidance or training on restraints and risk assessment.

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    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Portland Prison and Young Offender Institution; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of formal guidance or training for compassionate release decision-making

    Wider context from the report

    “The Clinical Reviewer found that overall it might be helpful for healthcare staff to be given formal guidance or training to assist them in making decisions regarding the assessment of the requirement of restraints and the assessment and decision making of release on compassionate grounds at Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings involving prison (security) staff and healthcare staff. With lack of formal guidance/or training on the subject healthcare staff were uncomfortable with making decisions on a prisoners risk of re-offending or escape. As a consequence there is a potential for delay in effecting transfer and/or compassionate release for prisoners who are terminally ill, which could also impact on the family. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Portland Prison and Young Offender Institution; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of formal guidance or training for assessing the requirement for restraints

    Wider context from the report

    “The Clinical Reviewer found that overall it might be helpful for healthcare staff to be given formal guidance or training to assist them in making decisions regarding the assessment of the requirement of restraints and the assessment and decision making of release on compassionate grounds at Multi-Disciplinary Team Meetings involving prison (security) staff and healthcare staff. With lack of formal guidance/or training on the subject healthcare staff were uncomfortable with making decisions on a prisoners risk of re-offending or escape. As a consequence there is a potential for delay in effecting transfer and/or compassionate release for prisoners who are terminally ill, which could also impact on the family. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Portland Prison and Young Offender Institution; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Resource constraints in end-of-life care provision

    Wider context from the report

    “During the Inquest into Mr Emsley’s death from Natural Causes in the palliative care wing at HMP Exeter, the care at HMP Exeter was highly proactive in the last 9 weeks of his life. The care given, in HMP YOI Portland was less so and subject to a number of resource based constraints in end of life care provision. The result being that transfer to HMP Exeter could have been much sooner. ”
    Open source report
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