Patricia Blair, PhD, LLM, JD, MSN, CCHP-A is a nurse attorney practicing in Texas. She serves as the American Bar Association representative on the National Commission on Correctional Health Care Board of Directors and frequently writes and speaks on ethical, legal, and policy issues in healthcare. She spoke on legal and ethical issues for correctional nurses at the 2016 National…
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Catherine Knox, Gayle Burrow, and Kim Pearson join Lorry to talk about the latest correctional health care news. To Help A Criminal Go Straight, Help Him Change How He Thinks Our first story might be considered a mental health issue. High levels of mental illness in our patient population is a growing concern in our specialty. This story out…
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Denise Rahaman and Margaret Collatt join Lorry to discuss recent correctional health care news. NICE releases draft guidelines for providing quality healthcare to prisoners First up is a story out of Britain where the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued draft guidelines on the proper care and support of people in prison. NICE is an…
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