Health Needs Assessment HMP YOI Downview - The Josephine Butler Unit 2010

NHS Surrey’s Public Health Directorate are undertaking a rolling programme of needs assessments that will be taking place across the five Surrey prisons to inform the commissioning process. This full needs assessment focuses on identifying the health needs of offenders in the Josephine Butler Unit (JBU), a Young Offenders Institute (YOI) in the grounds of HMP Downview. The health needs assessment (HNA) is also a key component of several of the Prison Health and Performance Quality Indicators that are being collected on an annual basis by the Department of Health and the Ministry of Justice. Health needs assessments allow commissioners to make plans for healthcare, based on a sound understanding of current service provision and patient needs. This HNA for the JBU was carried out from mid - February to June 2010. It is recommended that health needs assessments are refreshed annually. The 2012 refresh updates the data and should be read in conjunction with this HNA. It is also available on Surrey-i.