The success and challenges of developing a prison telepsychiatry service
The success and challenges of developing a prison telepsychiatry service
Prisoners are not typical of the general population with regard to their health needs, as they have a disproportionately high incidence of mental health problems and drug misuse. Health-care delivery in prison faces a significant number of challenges not experienced by other health-care organizations. Telepsychiatry is one strategy to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health-care in the prison setting. Despite some initial challenges, a telepsychiatry service was successfully established between a medium-secure unit in Fareham, Hampshire, and a category B training prison on the Isle of Wight. A low-cost, PC-based videoconferencing system was used, connected by ISDN lines at 128 kbit/s. A valuable lesson that was learnt was the importance of having the support of key individuals in a prison setting.
telepsychiatry, psychiatry service, prison pyschiatry, prison setting
69-71
Leonard, S.
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2004
Leonard, S.
c9370747-b7ee-49ae-8837-3e84a5dd09d2
Leonard, S.
(2004)
The success and challenges of developing a prison telepsychiatry service.
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 10 (supplement 1), .
(doi:10.1258/1357633042614375).
Abstract
Prisoners are not typical of the general population with regard to their health needs, as they have a disproportionately high incidence of mental health problems and drug misuse. Health-care delivery in prison faces a significant number of challenges not experienced by other health-care organizations. Telepsychiatry is one strategy to improve the accessibility and quality of mental health-care in the prison setting. Despite some initial challenges, a telepsychiatry service was successfully established between a medium-secure unit in Fareham, Hampshire, and a category B training prison on the Isle of Wight. A low-cost, PC-based videoconferencing system was used, connected by ISDN lines at 128 kbit/s. A valuable lesson that was learnt was the importance of having the support of key individuals in a prison setting.
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Published date: 2004
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telepsychiatry, psychiatry service, prison pyschiatry, prison setting
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/35629
ISSN: 1357-633X
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