Prison In-Reach Services at HMP Bronzefield
HMP Bronzefield was opened by Kalyx in 2004 and it is the only privately managed purpose-built prison for women in the UK. Bronzefield is a local prison, taking prisoners directly from the courts and holds a wide range of female offenders, including remand, sentenced and restricted status women. It also has a 12 bed mother and baby unit, accommodating children up to 18 months old.
Prison In-Reach Services
Alpha Hospitals works in conjunction with NHS Surrey at HMP Bronzefield to provide a comprehensive nurse-led prison in-reach mental health service. The main aim of the service is to improve the mental health services delivered within the prison setting with a particular focus on caring for those with enduring mental illness.
The Alpha Hospitals in-reach team works with the prison to meet all appropriate prison indicators as well as reporting against other national standards.
Alpha Hospitals In-Reach Service Offers
- Understanding of the unique environment and its limitations
- Rapid response in a prison healthcare setting e.g. enabling appointments to be made the day before between 8am and 4pm; assessments last 1-1.5 hrs
- Staff with substantial forensic experience
- Support for prison healthcare unit staff
- Working with CARAT team to support clients with dual diagnosis
- Flexible team
- Responsive to needs (both client and prison)
- Support from the hospital i.e. training and advice
- Full-time admin support
- Quarterly review meetings with the PCT
- Able to work quickly as there is limited time in which to offer treatment