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How we carried out the inspection
1. We provided the Argyll and Bute HSCP with advance notice of our planned visit to the Oban custody centre and identified that the following recommendations, drawn from the joint custody inspection report published in October 2024, would form the basis for the progress inspection and subsequent report:
Recommendation 5 |
Argyll and Bute HSCP must ensure effective governance systems are in place to provide oversight of healthcare delivery within Oban police custody centre. |
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Recommendation 7 |
Argyll and Bute HSCP should ensure that any paper patient records are stored securely so that only healthcare staff can access them. |
Recommendation 10 |
Argyll and Bute HSCP should comply with Health Protection Scotland’s NIPCM standard infection control precautions to ensure patient and healthcare staff safety. |
Recommendation 12 |
Argyll and Bute HSCP should implement systems and processes to support healthcare and police custody staff in managing emergency situations. |
Recommendation 13 |
Argyll and Bute HSCP should review its process for sharing healthcare information on patients with custody staff. |
Recommendation 15 |
Argyll and Bute HSCP should have approved processes in place to support the delivery of consistent evidence-based care including the management of patients withdrawing from alcohol or other substances. |
Recommendation 18 |
Argyll and Bute HSCP should ensure standardised risk assessments are available to all healthcare staff, and these are completed consistently where required. |
2. The progress inspection was undertaken by inspectors from HIS and HMICS who visited Oban custody centre on 18 March 2025.
3. During our follow-up visit to the centre, HIS inspectors spoke with custody staff and members of staff providing healthcare. We inspected the care environment in relation to infection prevention and control and reviewed evidence provided on site. We also held a teleconference with senior managers following the site visit to help inform our inspection findings.
4. While we acknowledge that Argyll and Bute HSCP have made some improvements to address our previous recommendations, our follow-up visit has resulted in additional recommendations being made, which will need to be progressed to ensure continued improvement.