• Prison healthcare

HMP YOI Deerbolt

Bowes Road, Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 9BG (01833) 633507

Provided and run by:
Spectrum Community Health C.I.C.

Important: The provider of this service changed. See old profile

Assessment report published 21 September 2026

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Well-led

Regulations met

2 September 2026

We assessed 1 quality statement for this key question. The provider had made sufficient improvements in relation to the identified regulatory breaches. Records were now in place for supplementary staff training. Improvements had been made to key governance meetings.

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Shared direction and culture

Regulations met

The judgement for Shared direction and culture is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.

Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders

Regulations met

The judgement for Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.

Freedom to speak up

Regulations met

The judgement for Freedom to speak up is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.

Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion

Regulations met

The judgement for Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.

Governance, management and sustainability

Regulations met

At the last assessment records were not kept relating to supplementary and refresher training completed by staff. During this assessment we saw that there was a spreadsheet in place which recorded additional training completed by staff.

Regular clinical governance meetings were in place and attended by all healthcare providers at HMP YOI Deerbolt. Minutes indicated that the meetings followed a set agenda covering key areas such as incident reporting and any prison related challenges. Medicines management meetings also took place regularly to review the effective of medicines processes and for oversight of prescribing trends.

Staff attended a daily safety huddle which followed a standard agenda to ensure that all key areas were discussed. This was attended by the head of healthcare, clinical leads and nursing staff. We observed a safety huddle during the inspection and saw that all staff were able to contribute, and a record was kept ensuring any actions were followed up.

Partnerships and communities

Regulations met

The judgement for Partnerships and communities is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.

Learning, improvement and innovation

Regulations met

The judgement for Learning, improvement and innovation is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Well-led key question.