3.1 NPM VISITS IN 2019 76 9 October 2019 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman‘s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and the representative of the contractual NGO, SKUP – Community of Private Institutes, Katja Piršič, made an unannounced visit to Brežice Police Station. 9 October 2019 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman‘s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and the representative of the contractual NGO, SKUP – Community of Private Institutes, Katja Piršič, made an unannounced visit to Krško Police Station. 9 October 2019 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman‘s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and the representative of the contractual NGO, SKUP – Community of Private Institutes, Katja Piršič, made an unannounced visit to Sevnica Police Station. 11 October 2019 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman‘s adviser, mag. Jure Markič, and the representative of the contractual NGO, Spominčica – Alzheimer Slovenija, made an unannounced control visit to Taber Retirement Home in Cerklje na Gorenjskem. 15 October 2019 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman‘s adviser, mag. Jure Markič, and the representative of the contractual NGO, Spominčica – Alzheimer Slovenija, David Krivec, and the external expert, Dr Peter Pregelj, made an unannounced control visit to Ptuj Retirement Home. 22 October 2019 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman‘s advisers, mag. Jure Markič, and Ana Polutnik, the representative of the contractual NGO, the Slovenian Federation of Pensioners’ Associations (ZDUS), Marija Milavec Kapun, and the external expert, Dr Peter Pregelj, made an unannounced thematic visit to DEOS Trnovo Retirement Home. 23 October 2019 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman‘s adviser, mag. Jure Markič, and the representative of the contractual NGO, ZDUS, Slavica Frelih and the external expert, Dr Peter Pregelj, made an unannounced thematic visit to Izola Retirement Home. 23 and 24 October 2019 Members of the NPM, the Ombudsman‘s adviser, Robert Gačnik, and the representative of the contractual NGO, the Peace Institute, Dr Marko Ribać, made an unannounced visit to Koper Prison. The visit examining the provision of health care was conducted by the NPM external expert, Dr Milan Popovič, specialist in general surgery, on 28 October 2019. THE REPORT OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA ON IMPLEMENTING THE TASKS OF THE NPM