title: Managing terminally ill prisoners: reflection and action.
abstract: In 1997 a young remand prisoner was 'shackled' to his bed until shortly before his death. An outcry ensued. This paper discusses issues concerning care of terminally ill prisoners. In Cardiff, the Prison Service, local National Health Service trusts and the hospice have produced joint guidance on the escorting of ill prisoners and managing a bedwatch; these are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Palliative Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, UK.
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Finlay
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006806:Human Rights; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011329:Prisoners; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000592:standards*