Call: 01233 505450 Services Home » About Us Careers Contact Us » Offender Healthcare Services IC24 has a portfolio of services to support and deliver Prison and Custodial Healthcare. It is client focussed and provides enhanced ability to support the changing face of offender services. The range of services includes: • Provision of a comprehensive range of GP and Nursing primary healthcare services which is equivalent to that available in the wider community ensuring, as a minimum, equity with other primary care services. • Telemedicine and diagnostic service provision. • Pharmacy and medicines management. • Primary mental health services • In association with our partner organisations, a range of mental health services. IC24 understand that offender health is currently going through a period of significant reform as the responsibility of providing healthcare services transfer from HMPS to Local Specialist Commissioning Boards. IC24 understands that this reform has been supported by a number of policy directives and reports such as the Bradley Report and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, ‘Patient or Prisoner?’ discussion paper. The recommendation and requirements for offender healthcare are driven by the need to provide; ‘access to the same quality and range of healthcare services as the general public receives from the National Health Service In response to this IC24 has developed a range of services that support the delivery of Prison Healthcare that focus on: • Wing based care and an increase of ‘in-possession’ medication and telemedicine • Clinical effectiveness and efficiency across the 24 hour period • Dedicated and motivated staff with clear leadership • Partnership approach with HMPS to ensure that healthcare is delivered efficiently within the constraints of the prison regime and secure environment • Integrated whole system approach across the wider health economy • Systems that support continuity of care for patients within the prison and the community • Robust governance that monitors the achievement of the statutory requirements as detailed within the HMPS standards and National instructions. Sheppey Prison Cluster IC24 provides nurse led healthcare centres to the Sheppey Prison Cluster which includes; Dover Immigration Removal Centre; HMP Swaleside; HMP Elmley and HMP Standford Hill. The prison cluster is the largest in Europe and holds a full range of prisoners Category B, C, D and young Adults. The service model is based around true integration working with a number of specialist providers for example in mental health, substance abuse and sexual health, to provide holistic care for the prison population. The management team work closely with HMPS to ensure that at all times our services support and conform to the prison regime. Home About us Privacy Statement Terms Of Use Rota Login Login Head Office Integrated Care 24 Ltd Kingston House The Long Barrow Orbital Park Ashford Kent TN24 0GP