HMP Hewell

Updated 20 December 2023

HMP Hewell is a category B reception and resettlement prison for adult men in Redditch and accommodates up to 1034 prisoners. The prison is operated by His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service.

PPG is the health provider at HMP Hewell. The provider is registered with the CQC to provide the following regulated activities at the location: Treatment of disease, disorder or injury and Diagnostic and screening procedures.

Our last joint inspection with HMIP was in November 2022. The joint inspection report can be found at: https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections?s&location=hewell

Updated 20 December 2023

We carried out an announced focused inspection of healthcare services provided by Practice Plus Group Health and Rehabilitation Services Limited (PPG) at HMP Hewell between 13 and 15 November 2023.

Following our last joint inspection with His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) in November 2022, we found that the quality of healthcare provided by PPG at this location required improvement. We issued a Requirement Notice in relation to Regulation 17, Good Governance, of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.

The purpose of this focused inspection was to determine if the healthcare services provided were meeting the legal requirements of the Requirement Notice that we issued in March 2023 and to find out if patients were receiving safe care and treatment.

At this inspection we found the required improvements had been made and the provider was meeting the regulations.

We do not currently rate services provided in prisons.

At this inspection we found:

• Governance processes operated effectively at team level and performance and risk were adequately managed.