Updated 28 April 2016
HMP Standford Hill is an open prison on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, which was previously jointly
managed as part of a ‘cluster’ of Isle of Sheppey prisons. While some services continue to be shared, the prison is now independent and has its own governor. At the time of this unannounced inspection HMP Standford Hill held 456 adult men, nearly all of whom were coming to the end of a long prison sentence, or nearing the expiry of a life sentence tariff. Integrated Care 24 (IC24) provides a range of healthcare services to prisoners comparable to those found in the wider community. This includes GP, pharmacy and nurse-led clinics.The location is registered to provide the regulated activities, diagnostic and screening procedures, personal care and treatment of disease, disorder or injury.
CQC inspected the services in partnership with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons on 6 to 9 July 2015 and asked the provider to make improvements regarding:
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Good governance
These constituted breaches of Regulation 17 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. We checked these areas as part of this focussed inspection and found they had been resolved.