Monday, February 20, 2006

Guidance on the safer detention and handling of persons in police custody / Home Offie 2006

PDF - http://police.homeoffice.gov.uk/news-and-publications/publication/operational-policing/Safer_Detention_and_Handlin1.pdf?view=Binary
"The Police Service often provides the gateway to healthcare services for those that come into custody, but a police station is not the most appropriate place for diagnostic assessment or healthcare treatment. The guidance recognises this and strongly promotes and advises on the engagement of the right healthcare professional at the right time and in the right place."