Prison medical services (FOI)

​Request

A

What medical services do Castle Quay Surgery provide to the Prison?

B

What is the remuneration to Castle Quay for the services they provide to the prison?

Response

A

Castle Quay provide General Practitioner Services to the prisoners, example of some of their services include:

• medical examinations of prisoners on admittance to HMP

• out of hours cover

• health promotion work

• routine medical examinations

• ante-natal and post-natal care

• liaise with visiting psychiatrists

Castle Quay is also the prison’s preferred supplier for general practitioner services for staff who are entitled to medical benefits.

B

This service is currently under tender, and is therefore exempt under article 33 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011.

Exemption(s) applied

Article 33 – Commercial Interests

Information is qualified exempt information if –

(a) It constitutes a trade secret; or

(b) Disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of a person.