Procedure Standard
- There is early relapse intervention of prisoners who have previously been identified as posing a suicide risk.
Procedure
- All prisoners who have been released from HRAT after their seven-day observation period will be assessed by either the psychologist, psychiatric nurse or assessor in two weeks time.
- The prisoner is then assessed on a monthly basis by a member of the VRP team, until their release from ACRP.
- A diary is kept to maintain a track of prisoner's appointments.
- In the event that the prisoner presents with signs and symptoms of an increased risk to themselves then the HRAT process will intervene.
- All interviews are recorded in the prisoner’s medical chart.
Flowchart
There is no flowchart associated with this procedure.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Psychiatric Nurse/Psychologist
- Review all prisoners recorded in the diary as to their current risk/self harm status.
- Record all interviews in the prisoner's medical file.
- If a prisoner is viewed as "at risk", implement the HRAT procedure.
