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Follow-up of recommendations
Follow-up
››The hospital has informed the Ombudsman that one hour of outdoor activity will now be a point adop-
ted in all patients’ treatment plans. Since the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s visit, a new garden, called
‘Sansehagen’ (the sensory garden), has been built on the hospital grounds. The garden is shielded
from public view and can be used by all patients in the section, whether they can go out on their own
or need to be accompanied by staff. The hospital also planned an inspiration day for the staff, to focus
on physical activity as part of treatment, that exercise is good for health and with good examples from
their own clinics.
Segregation on arrival
Recommendation
››During the visit to Hedmark youth and family centre, Vien 4-25 unit, it emerged that the unit had an
admission procedure where, in some cases, young people spent the initial period after admission in
an admission room, away from the other young people in the unit. No administrative decisions were
made regarding limiting freedom of movement when admission was carried out in this manner. It was
underlined that the institution cannot routinely limit young people’s freedom of movement on admission
and that a concrete assessment must be made in each case. The Ombudsman also underlined that the
young people’s' due process protection should be safeguarded by making administrative decisions in
cases where young people are excluded from the company of the other young people.
Follow-up
››The Vien 4-25 unit stated that, following the Ombudsman’s visit, the young people who come to the
institution are now carefully assessed and consideration is also given to whether there are grounds for
limiting their freedom of movement in and outside the institution's grounds in each concrete case. In
cases where this is considered necessary given the purpose of the stay, administrative decisions are
always made and the young person’s right to complain is upheld.
Stays in security cells
Recommendation
››Following the visit to Stavanger Prison, the Ombudsman recommended that the security cells be equipped
with necessary equipment such as a safety blanket and clock, and that action be taken to enable the
light to be dimmed at night. Suicide prevention clothing should only be used as a last resort following a
concrete suicide risk assessment. Inmates in security cells should be offered the opportunity to spend
time outdoors, particularly if held there for more than 24 hours.
Follow-up
››Stavanger Prison has informed the Ombudsman that the dimmer switch was improved during the
Ombudsman’s visit, and that suicide prevention clothing has been ordered. The prison has also changed
its procedure so that inmates are given the opportunity to spend time outdoors during a stay in a
security cell.
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