The future is offender health: evidencing mainstream health services throughout the offender pathway

Rennie, Charlotte; Senior, Jane; Shaw, Jenny

doi:10.1002/cbm.723

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“…Analysis into the notion of a health promoting prison suggests the importance of prisons connecting 'outwards' to ensure that positive effects are maintained for individuals when they are released back into the community. Failure to do this is simply counterproductive to the broader offender health agenda (Rennie et al, 2009).…”

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Perspectives on implementing smoke-free prison policies in England and Wales

Woodall

Tattersfield

2017

Health Promotion International

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This paper explores prisoner and staff views of the current smoking policy in English and Welsh prisons (a partial ban permitting smoking in prison cells) and gauges perceptions of the implications of the forthcoming policy change which will see a total smoking ban within all parts of the institution. Five focus group discussions in one medium security male prison in England were undertaken. Three focus groups were undertaken with prisoners (both smokers and non-smokers) and two focus groups with staff. The findings suggest that smoking is embedded in the fabric of prison life and serves several functions, including alleviating anxiety in prisoners. The current smoking policy was perceived as being a fair policy that both supported smoking and non-smoking prisoners. There were concerns, however, that a total smoking ban would have adverse outcomes for prisoners and staff, including deleterious effects on mental health and the potential for violence. The paper concludes by suggesting that the incoming policy, which sees a total smoking ban in prisons, is laudable, but this research suggests that without careful implementation there may be adverse health and organisational outcomes.

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Perspectives on implementing smoke-free prison policies in England and Wales

Woodall

Tattersfield

2017

Health Promotion International

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“…This is exacerbated by the fact that most released offenders are not registered with a general practitioner, which militate against the ethos of continuity of care on release (Norman & Parrish , Marlow , Rennie et al . , Norman ). A study on mental health needs of young offenders both in the community and in custody revealed that significant levels of uncovered needs amongst released offenders were often neglected with suicidality amongst these individuals greatly exceeding those of the incarcerated population (Chitsabesan et al .…”

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“…Available evidence indicates that these individuals are hard to reach; use health services in a crisis‐led way and are socially excluded (Williamson , Marlow , Sainsbury Centre , Rennie et al . , Norman , Peate , Byng et al . ).…”

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The case for nurses as central providers of health and social care services for ex‐offenders: a discussion paper

Eshareturi

Serrant

Bayliss-Pratt

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Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…Offenders on release in England and Wales use health services in a crisis led way, are socially excluded and hard to reach (Rennie, Senior & Shaw, 2009;Norman, 2010;NHS Commissioning Board, 2013;Byng, Quinn & Sheaff, 2014). Whilst health services in prison is freely available, connecting released offenders with community health services as a health excluded group in need of tailored support is not prioritized (Van den Bergh, Gatherer, Fraserb & Mollera, 2011;Eshareturi, Serrant-Green & Bayliss-Pratt, 2014).…”

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Challenges and Opportunities for Ex-Offender Support Through Community Nursing

Eshareturi

Serrant

2018

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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This study was a qualitative case study underpinned by "The Silences Framework" aimed at mapping the ex-offender health pathway towards identifying "touch points" in the community for the delivery of a nurse-led intervention. Participants meeting the study inclusion criteria were quantitatively ranked based on poor health. Participants scoring the lowest and endorsing their ranking through a confirmation of a health condition were selected as cases and interviewed over 6 months. Individuals in the professional networks of offenders contextualized emergent themes. The study indicated that pre-release, offenders were not prepared in prison for the continuity in access to healthcare in the community. On release, reintegration preparation did not routinely enquire whether offenders were still registered with a general practitioner or had the agency to register self in the community. Participants identified the site of post-release supervision as the "touch point" where a nurse-led intervention could be delivered.

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The future is offender health: evidencing mainstream health services throughout the offender pathway

Cited by 12 publications

References 23 publications

Perspectives on implementing smoke-free prison policies in England and Wales

Perspectives on implementing smoke-free prison policies in England and Wales

The case for nurses as central providers of health and social care services for ex‐offenders: a discussion paper

Challenges and Opportunities for Ex-Offender Support Through Community Nursing

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