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Custodial Operations Policy and Procedures

19.6 Medical escorts

Management of Public Correctional Centres Service Specifications

Service specification Decency and respect

Safety and security

Policy summary

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Scope

This section applies to all correctional centres and other facilities administered by or on behalf of Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW).

It also applies to all CSNSW employees, and where relevant to other personnel such as Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (JH&FMHN), contractors, subcontractors, and visitors.

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Table of contents

1 Medical escorts 5

1.1 Authority and responsibility for medical escorts 5

1.2 Escorts to private medical practitioners 5

1.3 Alerts 5

1.4 Security reviews of external health care locations 6

1.5 Initial escort assessment 6

1.6 Procedures folder and daily log sheet 6

1.7 Cancellation of escort (Section 24) 7

2 Prior to the medical escort 7

2.1 Escort officers responsibilities 9

2.2 Dress and grooming 9

2.3 Firearms for medical escorts 9

2.4 Use of restraints for inmate patients 10

2.5 Number of escorting officers for female inmates 11

2.6 Number of escorting officers for male inmates 12

3 Unscheduled medical escorts from CESU locations 12

4 Conducting the medical escort 13

4.1 General matters 13

4.2 Parking while on medical escort 13

4.3 Hospital Identification cards for escort officers 14

4.4 Protocol conflict 14

4.5 Breaches of procedures or protocol 14

4.6 Hospital escort daily log sheet 14

4.7 Record keeping 15

4.8 Security 15

4.9 Conduct of escorting officers 16

4.10 During and after the medical escort 16

4.11 Use of toilets and showers by inmates 18

4.12 Visits 19

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4.13 Use of telephones 20

4.14 Hire of television 20

5 Return to the correctional centre 20

6 Related COPP 22

7 Related Documents 22

8 Forms and annexures 22

9 Definitions 22

10 Document information 25

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1 Medical escorts

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1.1 Authority and responsibility for medical escorts

1.2 Escorts to private medical practitioners

1.3 Alerts

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1.4 Security reviews of external health care locations

1.5 Initial escort assessment

1.6 Procedures folder and daily log sheet

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1.7 Cancellation of escort (Section 24)

2 Prior to the medical escort

Procedure Responsibility

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Procedure Responsibility

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Procedure Responsibility

2.1 Escort officers responsibilities

2.2 Dress and grooming

2.3 Firearms for medical escorts

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2.6 Number of escorting officers for male inmates

3 Unscheduled medical escorts from CESU locations

Procedure Responsibility

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Procedure Responsibility

4 Conducting the medical escort

4.1 General matters

4.2 Parking while on medical escort

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4.3 Hospital Identification cards for escort officers

4.4 Protocol conflict

4.5 Breaches of procedures or protocol

4.6 Hospital escort daily log sheet

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4.7 Record keeping

4.8 Security

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4.9 Conduct of escorting officers

4.10 During and after the medical escort

Procedure Responsibility

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Procedure Responsibility

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Procedure Responsibility

4.11 Use of toilets and showers by inmates

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4.12 Visits

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4.13 Use of telephones

4.14 Hire of television

5 Return to the correctional centre

Procedure Responsibility

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