Background to this inspection
Updated
5 July 2023
HMP Liverpool is a local reception and resettlement prison for adult males. The prison is located in Walton, Liverpool and accommodates approximately 800 prisoners. The prison is operated by HM Prison and Probation Service.
Health services at HMP Liverpool are commissioned by NHS England. The contract for the provision of healthcare services is held by Spectrum. Spectrum is registered with CQC to provide the regulated activities of diagnostic and screening procedures and treatment of disease, disorder or injury.
Our previous comprehensive inspection was conducted jointly with HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) in July 2022 and published on the HMIP website on 15 November 2022.
https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmiprisons/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2022/11/Liverpool-web-2022.pdf
We found a breach of Regulation 12, Safe Care and Treatment.
Updated
5 July 2023
We carried out an announced focused inspection of healthcare services provided by Spectrum Community Health C.I.C. (Spectrum) at HMP Liverpool to follow up on the requirement notice issued after our last inspection in July 2022. At the last inspection, we found the quality of healthcare provided by Spectrum at this location required improvement. We issued a requirement notice in relation to Regulation 12, Safe Care and Treatment.
The purpose of this focused inspection was to determine if the healthcare services provided by Spectrum were meeting the legal requirements of the requirement notice; regulations under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and that patients were receiving safe care and treatment.
At this inspection we found the required improvements had been made and the provider was meeting the regulations.
We do not currently rate services provided in prisons. We highlight good practice and issues that service providers need to improve and take regulatory action as necessary.
At this inspection we found:
- Staff managed medicines safely.
- Managers had improved quality assurance processes to ensure changes in service delivery are embedded and effective.