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

Only current employees of Practice Plus Group are able to enrol on this module.

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.

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
Knowledge and Understanding
Learning
Analysis
Enquiry
Application
2. Demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge and understanding to identify and minimise risks associated with working in a prison healthcare setting
Problem Solving
Application

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)

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/)

The first assessment will assess students’ ability to 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. In order to widen participation and enhance inclusivity, students will be able to choose between writing a 1500-word essay or submitting a recorded 15-minute PowerPoint presentation.

Utilising, in part, a case-study approach, the 30-minute, 25-question MCQ will allow students to demonstrate their ability to use problem solving skills to apply knowledge and understanding with a view to minimising risks associated with working in a prison healthcare setting.

Each assessment will be weighted at 50%.