title: Managing practice innovations in prison health care services.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Excellence in Applied Research (Mental Health), Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth.
authors.forename: Liz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Freshwater
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011330:Prisons / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom