Anne Cowman and Elizabeth Walsh discuss their experiences of building an effective user involvement system in a large, male-only, adult prison
This article discusses patient involvement in prison health care using an initiative developed and implemented at HM Prison Leeds. It explores the development of patient involvement in the NHS and increasing prisoner involvement in Her Majesty’s Prison Service in more general terms. It also reports on an evaluation of the prisoner patient involvement strategy at HM Prison Leeds and proposes a model of prison patient involvement dependent on trust, empowerment and awareness.
Primary Health Care. 23, 3, 26-31. doi: 10.7748/phc2013.04.23.3.26.e792
Correspondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to double blind peer review
Conflict of interestNone declared
Received: 04 September 2012
Accepted: 23 October 2012
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