The training needs of doctors working in English and Welsh prisons: A survey of doctors

Abstract

In the context of the transfer of the responsibility for prison health from the Prison Service to the National Health Service, a survey of doctors working in prisons reveals doctors’ own high priorities for training in the distinct patient contexts found in prison as well as in certain clinical conditions. The analysis identifies exclusive competences required only for doctors working in prisons and special interest competences that although applicable to practice in the community are particular strengths of doctors working in prisons because of the prevalence of conditions they are required to address.

Citation

Gray, A., Pearce, S. and Marks, L. (2006), "The training needs of doctors working in English and Welsh prisons: A survey of doctors", International Journal of Prisoner Health, Vol. 2 No. 2, pp. 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449200600935778