What do custody healthcare staff do?
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What do custody healthcare staff do?

Eoin O’Brollachain Custody healthcare practitioner area manager for the south east, Metropolitan Police

The role of custody healthcare practitioners in ensuring police detainees receive timely assessment and treatment

Custody healthcare practitioners are specialist nurses and paramedics who provide expert clinical and forensic care to people detained in police stations.

Nursing Standard. 39, 3, 25-27. doi: 10.7748/ns.39.3.25.s13

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