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Practices at HMP and YOI Cornton Vale that are commended to other establishments:-
11.1 Ongoing monitoring and updating of progress relating to the Recommendations and Points of Note made in previous inspection reports (paragraph 4.7).
11.2 Prescribed medications on admission are confirmed by fax by the community prescriber (paragraph 4.14).
11.3 Staff will retoxify individuals only if a prescriber is identified in the community – and will continue to provide prescription on release (paragraph 4.16).
11.4 A worker from "Turnaround" is a member of the Drug Strategy Co-ordination Group (paragraph 4.33).
11.5 Addictions Awareness Focus Groups have been established for staff and prisoners (paragraph 4.35).
11.6 The Registered Mental Nurse is located in the reception area (paragraph 5.13).
11.7 The introduction of a temporary administrative post to support the day to day operational arrangements for the pharmacy contract has released the registered nurses from this area of work (paragraph 6.15).
11.8 The use of a patient's photograph attached to the prescription Kardex ensures that the patient is correctly identified when medicines are being administered (paragraph 6.16).
11.9 Remand prisoners are offered the opportunity to work (paragraph 7.6).
11.10 A wide range of programmes are designed or adapted specifically for the female prisoner population (paragraph 7.17).
11.11 The Social Work Unit is proactive in its work and fully involved in wider prison issues and meetings (paragraph 7.48).
11.12 The HR Department has produced a new Cornton Vale Staff Handbook, which complements the SPS Handbook (paragraph 10.9).
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