95 I-4 – Recommendations addressed to psychiatric institutions General hospital in Subotica127 In the future, doctors of the General Hospital in Subotica shall not hand over to the police officers the medical reports on the health condition of detained persons who have been brought to the medical examination escorted by the police. The medical reports will be handed over exclusively to the examined person. The doctor will only provide to the police officer an opinion about whether a person is capable of being detained taking into consideration his/her the current health status, along with any information relevant for further treatment of that person (for example, whether he/she requires special care during the detention – a therapy, special diet, or such). In the future, the General Hospital in Subotica will allow the NPM to visit the hospital, whether announced or unannounced, day or night, in accordance with applicable regulations. The management of the General Hospital in Subotica will inform all employees about the powers and competencies of the NPM, so that to avoid any obstructions during NPM visits in the future. The Ministry of Health will inform all the health care institutions in which persons with mental disorders are placed, as well as persons deprived of their liberty (the apprehended persons, detainees, persons serving prison sentences) undergoing hospital treatment about this recommendation. In the future, doctors of the General Hospital in Subotica will not perform medical examinations of patients - detained persons and other persons escorted by the police in front of the hospital or in the police vehicle, but will do so exclusively in the appropriate premises of the hospital, without the presence of police officers. Police officers will attend a medical examination only at the express request of a doctor, provided that they cannot hear the conversation between the doctor and the patient, and only if there is a justified reason for their presence (such as the risk of an escape, attacking the doctor, self-inflicted injuries, etc.), which the police officer is required to communicate to them and as recorded in medical examination Protocol. Upon admission to the hospital, the hospital will provide patients with a written confirmation of their belongings and documents left at the hospital. The staff of the General Hospital in Subotica will pay due attention at the dismissal of patients from the hospital when returning items and documents that were that they had left at the hospital. In the future, the General Hospital in Subotica, the Psychiatric unit, will not keep or hospitalize patients without a legal grounds, but instead, they will implement procedures for admission to a psychiatric institution in accordance with legal regulations. Medical measures will be applied only upon such consent provided by the patient, except where otherwise prescribed by the Law, when the treatment of these persons is permitted without their consent. 127 Report on the visit to Psychiatric unit of the General Hospital in Subotica, no. 281-42/16, Ref. no. 19490 of May 25, 2016.