Unit.D.2.4. Prison Medical Officer

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Oath of Athens - We, the health professionals who are working in prison settings, meeting in Athens on 10, September, 1997 hereby pledge, in keeping with the spirit of the Oath of Hippocrates, that we shall endeavor to provide the best possible health care, for those who are incarcerated in prisons for whatever reasons, without prejudice and within our respective professional ethics. We recognize the right of our incarcerated individuals to receive the best possible health care. We undertake:

1. To abstain from authorizing or approving any physical punishment.
2. To abstain from participating in any form go torture
3. Not to engage in any form of human experimentation amongst incarcerated individuals without their informed consent
4. To respect the confidentiality of information obtained in the course of our professional relationship with incarcerated patients.
5. That our medical judgment be based on the needs of our patients and take priority over any non-medical matters.

The International Council of Prison Medical Services was founded in 1977. Two years later its code was embodied in the Oath of Athens, which all members are pledged to support (ICPMS, 1979).

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"The role of the Prison Medical Officer in England, in the early 1900's involves monitoring standards of food and hygiene; certifying prisoners fit for labor, punishment or transfer; and providing expert opinion for the courts pronouncing upon whether a prisoner should be granted their liberty" (Senior, 1998, p. 235).

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Focus Points Reference

Senior, J. (1998). Doctors orders: The mentally

disordered in prisons, pp. 230-243. In Mason, T. & Mercer, D. (1998). Critical Perspectives in Forensic Care: Inside Out. Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: MacMillan Press.

The International Council of Prison Medical Services.

(1979). The Oath of Athens.

Kings College London. (2002). International Centre for

Prison Studies. Retrieved from KCL Website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/rel/icps/links-resources.htm

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Unit.D.2.4. Prison Medical Officer

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Unit.D.2.4. Prison Medical Officer

From 'forensic experts' in the forensic sourcebooks the following panel of experts has been selected for this unit:

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