Students must be current Employees of Practice Plus Group in order to enrol on this module.

1. Demonstrate a critical understanding, through the use of appropriate evidence, of factors which contribute to the complexities of providing effective healthcare in a prison setting
2. Demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge and understanding to identify and minimise risks associated with working in a prison healthcare setting

Utilising, in part, a case-study approach, the 45-minute, 25-question MCQ will allow students to demonstrate their ability to use problem solving skills to apply knowledge and understanding gained with a view to minimising risks associated with working in a prison healthcare setting.

Prison Landscape
Recognising Vulnerabilities
Abuse & Safeguarding
Conditioning & Compromise
Drugs & Alcohol
Mental Health
Self-Harm & Self-Inflicted Deaths (incorporating reception screening and the Assessment, Care in Custody and
Teamwork (ACCT) process)
Safer Custody & PROTECT
Wellbeing Approach
Communication

Students will learn through a blended learning programme of online learning resources, lectures and tutor-led group discussions. Activities will take the form of a case study approach in order for students to apply knowledge and understanding in relation to the complexities and risks associated with working in a prison environment. Online resources will include Practice Plus Group’s organisational learning materials with a view to familiarising students with the working practices of the organisation and what is expected from those working within a prison healthcare environment. Additionally, students will be given the opportunity to each partake in a one-to-one tutorial with teaching staff during the course of the module should further support be required.

Due to the nature of the module and its indicative content, many reference texts are non-traditional and links may need to be updated in order to provide the most recent and relevant information available.

http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/Portals/0/Documents/Bromley%20Briefings/Winter%202021%20Factfile%20final.pdf

https://etui.org/sites/default/files/Hesamag_19_EN-35-37.pdf

https://nursingnotes.co.uk/opinion/a-day-life-prison-nurse/

https://prisonjobs.blog.gov.uk/your-a-d-guide-on-prison-categories/

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5801/cmselect/cmpubacc/244/24403.htm

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/prison-population-figures-2021

https://www.gov.uk/life-in-prison/print

https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/publication/performance-tracker-2019/prisons

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/a-to-z

https://www.mentalhealthy.co.uk/news/512-misconceptions-crime-and-mental-health-disorders.html

Liebling, A., Maruna, S., and McAra, L. eds. (2017). The Oxford Handbook of Criminology. 6th edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Available at via https://www-oxfordlawtrove-com.ezproxy.staffs.ac.uk/)

Blackboard (https://blackboard.staffs.ac.uk)

Bloomsbury Cite Them Right https://www.citethemrightonline.com/

Microsoft Teams

Oxford University Law Trove (https://www-oxfordlawtrove-com.ezproxy.staffs.ac.uk/)

Prison Reform Trust (http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk)

Staffordshire University Library (https://libguides.staffs.ac.uk/library)

Staffordshire University RefZone (https://libguides.staffs.ac.uk/refzone)

The Howard League for Penal Reform (https://howardleague.org)

University of Cambridge Prisons Research Centre (https://www.prc.crim.cam.ac.uk)