1. New knowlegde about inmates health
Norway 2018
New knowlegde about inmates health
Kirsten Mostad Pedersen, senioradvicer, the Norwegian directorate of Health

2. Annual repport 2017 Health care in prison
The average of inmates with substance abuse problems – 60 %
The average of inmates with mental disorder – 70 %
An increasing number of inmates mobility impairments (178 – 216)
Infectious diseases only national overview
In almost every prison the inmates are offered testing for Hepatitis B and C
Health services in 41 of 48 have routines for testing for TBC
Health services in 42 of 48 prison have routines for examine sexual transmitted diseases
The numbers from annual reports from health care in prison – all prisons in Norway. Therefore 2017.
There are differences between prisons in how many inmates there are with addictional problems.
27 with hearing problems – increased from 17. Visually impaired from 1 – 13.
Personality disorders 73 %, anxiety disorders 42 %, depressions 23 %, 4 % ongoing psycosis
In 4 prison there is a lack of routines for testing for hepatitis
Overveiw Hep B and C
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3. Project Inmates and mental Health 2016
Recommendation finish 2018 – to the Ministry of Health and care services
Establish research and development centre
Specialized Health care in prison:
- treatment of inmates
- guidance of health professionals
- guidance and education of prison officers
Treatment of inmates convicted of sexual abuse, ongoing.
Project in two working groups one for primary health care and one for specialized health car, mental health and substance abuse
Project – develop treatment of inmates convicted for sexual abuse. Directorate of Health responsible. Specialised healthcare the responsibility for the professional contents.
It’s a need to involve the correctional services because the treatment will be given in prison.
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4. Reduced Recidivism to Crime
Goal – reduce recidivism to new crime
- reduce social exclusion trough increased transition to education and work
- coordinated effort on and between all levels of administration
The project ongoing
8 workgroups
Delivery to the ministry December 2018
Vulnerable project because:
Short deadlines
Each directorate have few persons working with prisons, each of us are represented I several groups.
There is little time allocated to the work.
The tasks in the different groups are similar elements and som of the measures could have been merged
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