MONITORING ACTIVITIES ADULTS 49 Selected recommendations etc.4 – D  raw up a policy on the prevention of violence and threats among residents – Clarify guidelines on recording incidents involving violence and threats and on reporting them to the police – Record incidents where staff found that residents should have been admitted to a psychiatric ward and of discharges perceived to be undesirable – Enter into a cooperation agreement with the psychiatric sector about admissions and discharges, among other things – – – – Ensure that inmates are briefed after searches of their cells Remind staff to knock as a general rule before opening the door to a cell Explore the possibilities of healthcare professionals undertaking health screenings of new inmates Handle unused medicines according to regulations – Inform inmates about the procedure and criteria for assessing whether they can be transferred from the focus section – Give guidance to inmates about body searches and urine sampling and ensure that, and follow up on whether, they are carried out in accordance with the rules – R  evise house rules – Draw up guidelines on violence and threats among patients and record such incidents Case about special shielding of a patient opened on the Ombudsman’s own initiative. The case was still pending at the time of going to press. – L  abel medicine boxes and bottles with name and civil registration number and hand out personally prescribed medicines or send them to a pharmacy for disposal when the inmate leaves the prison – Find an approved method to access health data for inmates – Give guidance to inmates about body searches and urine sampling and ensure that, and follow up on whether, they are carried out in accordance with the rules Still pending at the time of going to press – Extend the directions on the use of force – Draw up directions on (prevention of) suicides/suicide attempts – Focus on the handling of medicines to ensure that they are handled in accordance with the applicable regulations Continued next page