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HMP Peterborough

Saville Road, Peterborough, PE3 7PD

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Background to this inspection

Updated 29 January 2019

HMP Peterborough is a local Category B prison. It is England’s only dual purpose-built prison for men and women, who are kept separate at all times. The prison is located in the city of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, and accommodates up to 360 female adult prisoners and young offenders, and 868 adult male prisoners. The prison is operated by Sodexo Justice Services.

Sodexo Limited provide primary health care and clinical substance misuse services at the prison. Sodexo Limited is registered with CQC to provide the regulated activity of Treatment of disease, disorder or injury at the location HMP Peterborough.

Our last joint inspection with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) was of the male side of the prison in July 2018. We found breaches of Regulation 12, Safe care and treatment, and Regulation 17, Good governance at this inspection. The joint inspection report can be found at:

https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/inspections/hmp-peterborough-male/

We carried out a focused inspection of the female side of the prison alongside the above joint inspection in July 2018. The purpose of this focused inspection was to follow up on breaches of regulations identified during the last joint inspection of the female side of the prison with HMIP in September 2017. During our focused inspection in July 2018 we found that there had been insufficient improvement on the female side of the prison and found ongoing breaches of regulations 12 and 17 and we took enforcement action. The report can be found at:

https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-1320997589

Overall inspection

Updated 29 January 2019

We carried out an announced focused inspection of healthcare services provided by Sodexo Limited at HMP Peterborough between 10 and 12 December 2018.

During our last joint inspection with Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons in July 2018, we found that the quality of healthcare provided by Sodexo Limited at this location required significant improvement, and we issued a Warning Notice to the provider under section 29 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

The purpose of this inspection was to determine if the healthcare services provided by Sodexo Limited were meeting the legal requirements and regulations under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and that prisoners were receiving safe care and treatment.

We do not currently rate services provided in prisons.

At this inspection we found:

  • Sodexo Limited had taken action to address the concerns identified at the last inspection and were now compliant with the Warning Notice issued on 15 August 2018.
  • Medicines management had significantly improved, however medicines reconciliation procedures and emergency medicines were under developed.
  • Sodexo Limited had undertaken a significant review of their structures and governance arrangements; however some work remained in progress at the time of this inspection and we were unable to test its impact.