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Recommendation 1
Police Scotland should examine concerns raised resulting from the configuration of the holding room and introduce appropriate risk management arrangements to mitigate risks identified.
Recommendation 2
Police Scotland should take steps to address repeated manual data entry across multiple platforms to reduce repetition and improve efficiency.
Recommendation 3
Police Scotland should ensure that custody supervisors conduct effective handovers in relation to criminal justice decisions and care plans, and that such discussions are accurately recorded on the National Custody System.
Recommendation 4
NHS Lothian should ensure staff are compliant with their mandatory training.
Recommendation 5
NHS Lothian should ensure that IPC audits are completed in a way that reliably identifies damage to the care environment and that repairs are carried out to allow effective cleaning and decontamination.
Recommendation 6
Police Scotland should ensure that clinical waste bags are securely stored.
Recommendation 7
NHS Lothian should ensure staff are compliant with Immediate Life Support training.
Recommendation 8
Police Scotland should ensure that custody staff follow Criminal Justice Service Division guidance in relation to maintaining confidentiality when patients are undergoing interventions and treatments by the healthcare team.
Recommendation 9
NHS Lothian should review the Standard Operating Procedures related to medicines management to ensure that guidance on the safe and effective use of medicines is clearly defined. Healthcare staff must adhere to the Standard Operating Procedures in place.
Recommendation 10
NHS Lothian should ensure that compliance aids are labelled in accordance with legal requirements, including correct administration guidance and appropriate warnings.