Peer support or ‘buddy’ schemes can be an effective way to help meet the care needs of older prisoners. We commend the good work done by some prisons in partnership with third sector organisations to develop such initiatives. Prisons must ensure that prisoners providing care to other inmates are suitably trained and have appropriate oversight.

Peer support or ‘buddy’ schemes can be an effective way to help meet the care needs of older prisoners. We commend the good work done by some prisons in partnership with third sector organisations to develop such initiatives. Prisons must ensure that prisoners providing care to other inmates are suitably trained and have appropriate oversight. Type: conclusion | Number: 13 | Paragraph: 90 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: End-of-life and palliative care • HMPPS work with NHS England to identity men and women in our care who are at or near the end of their life, to ensure that services are in place prior to need and that, where possible, conversations have taken place to respect their wishes and those of their family