Managing practice innovations in prison health care services

Walsh, Liz MSc, BSc, RGN
Freshwater, Dawn PhD, BA, RGN, RNT, FRCN

Liz Walsh, MSc, BSc, RGN, is researcher prison health
Dawn Freshwater, PhD, BA, RGN, RNT, FRCN, is professor, applied research, Centre for Excellence in Applied Research (Mental Health); both at the Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth.

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Nursing Times 102(7):p 32-34, February 14, 2006.

Prison health care is undergoing significant organisational change. This article highlights the potential for practice development in this setting, giving two examples of ongoing developments undertaken as part of a programme of research and development in mental health.