Police Custody Healthcare: An evaluation of an NHS commissioned pilot to deliver a police custody health service in a partnership between Dorset Primary Care Trust and Dorset Police

De Viggiani, Nick; Kushner, Saville; Last, Kathryn; Powell, Jane; Davies, John Dwyfor

Abstract

This evaluation was sponsored by Dorset Primary Care Trust and the South West Strategic Health Authority to examine the local commissioning relationship established to provide
police custody healthcare across Dorset's three 24/7 custody suites, located in Poole, Weymouth and Bournemouth. This initiative has the status of a national pilot, and the evaluation is expected to carry lessons for a wide range of audiences in and beyond Dorset.

• Report Type: Project Report
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2010
• Deposit Date: Jul 8, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 11, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: police custody, healthcare, offender, health
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/984361
• Contract Date: Feb 11, 2016