Rye Hill Prison

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First report 2 Jul 2015•Latest report 22 May 2018

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
2

Naming this recipient

Published responses
0%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
0

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
0

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Rye Hill Prison linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Northamptonshire

    AI-generated summary

    Andrew Crane · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Andrew Crane suffered a cardiac arrest in his prison cell on 16 November 2016 and died despite resuscitation efforts. The report identified concerns about the response to his complaint of chest pain, including a lack of clarity about when a Code Blue should be called, and the failure to pass information about his lack of breathing and CPR to the ambulance service, which would have changed the response priority.

    Read the report on judiciary.uk

    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 Rye Hill Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to pass updated patient condition information to the ambulance service

    Wider context from the report

    “(2) A Code Blue was called when Mr Crane collapsed, and at this stage an ambulance was called. After this call, it became clear that Mr Crane was not breathing and CPR was commenced, but this further information was not passed to the ambulance service. This information would have changed the priority of the ambulance response. ”
    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 Rye Hill Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of clarity about discretion to initiate a Code Blue response to complaints of chest pain

    Wider context from the report

    “(1) Mr Crane had complained of chest pain shortly before his cardiac arrest. The prison officer did not consider that he was unwell and so asked the healthcare nurse to attend. According to PSI 3/2013 and the prison’s emergency response policy, a complaint of chest pain should result in a Code Blue call. There was a lack of clarity amongst witnesses as to what, if any, discretion should be given in these circumstances to a prison officer who thinks that a complaint of chest pain does not require a Code Blue response. ”
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  2. Powys, Bridgend and Glamorgan Valleys

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    David James Hallet · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    David James Hallet was serving a prison sentence when he was transferred to HMP Rye Hill, admitted to hospital and diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer. He later died at HMP Parc after being transferred to its palliative care suite; concerns included inadequate healthcare at HMP Rye Hill, linked in the report to insufficient preparation and resources for a national prison re-roll.

    Read the report on judiciary.uk

    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 Rye Hill Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of adequate healthcare resources for prison re-rolls

    Wider context from the report

    “• The evidence indicated that one of the primary reasons for this was lack of preparation by the Prison Authorities staff and an inability to cope with the types of prisoners who were transferred to HMP Rye Hill. The clinical review undertaken by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales was critical of the care he received at HMP Rye Hill and the evidence clearly indicated that a lack of preparation for the re-roll and the lack of adequate resources were the primary reason for this substandard care. • Whilst it is appreciated that HMP Rye Hill may not be subject to a further re-roll it is of concern that other re-rolls nationally may be being considered and which may conceivably give rise to issues similar to those presented in this case. ”
    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 Rye Hill Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of preparation for prison re-rolls

    Wider context from the report

    “• The evidence indicated that one of the primary reasons for this was lack of preparation by the Prison Authorities staff and an inability to cope with the types of prisoners who were transferred to HMP Rye Hill. The clinical review undertaken by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales was critical of the care he received at HMP Rye Hill and the evidence clearly indicated that a lack of preparation for the re-roll and the lack of adequate resources were the primary reason for this substandard care. • Whilst it is appreciated that HMP Rye Hill may not be subject to a further re-roll it is of concern that other re-rolls nationally may be being considered and which may conceivably give rise to issues similar to those presented in this case. ”
    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 Rye Hill Prison; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Inability of prison staff to cope with transferred prisoner populations

    Wider context from the report

    “• The evidence indicated that one of the primary reasons for this was lack of preparation by the Prison Authorities staff and an inability to cope with the types of prisoners who were transferred to HMP Rye Hill. The clinical review undertaken by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales was critical of the care he received at HMP Rye Hill and the evidence clearly indicated that a lack of preparation for the re-roll and the lack of adequate resources were the primary reason for this substandard care. • Whilst it is appreciated that HMP Rye Hill may not be subject to a further re-roll it is of concern that other re-rolls nationally may be being considered and which may conceivably give rise to issues similar to those presented in this case. ”
    Open source report
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