1.2 Control visit to the Aliens Centre 12. The NPM expert also highlighted that no answers were given to some of her questions, such as: how a social worker takes care of the work in the medical consulting room, what are the features of any given procedure from the recommendations by a psychiatrist (e.g. regarding the supervision or about solving the issues) to the persons responsible in the AC or even to those in the Asylum Centre if a person is formally allocated to that facility, who exactly notifies medical personnel about medical conditions in the facility, what the role of the “scheme to treat any withdrawal syndrome” is like. In this regard, the Ministry of the Interior explained that the Aliens Centre is an integrated organisation without any internal departments and units; as a result there are no heads of units except for the Head of the Aliens Centre who is in charge of all employees in the centre. The Aliens Centre is not a medical institution but it does have its own needs and due to the nature of its work, it also employs four medical nurses and cooperates with doctors on a contractual basis who perform their work in specially organised premises and in accordance with the medical profession. There is nobody to take care of the work of the medical consulting room when nurses are absent, but in case of an emergency, a public network of emergency medical assistance can be used, and if necessary, the Centre’s nurse can be called in to work. During weekends, when a nurse is not always present, there are social workers who are responsible for the foreigners receiving the prescribed medicaments at the specified hour which, however, does not mean that they carry out the work of nurses or that they handle the work of the medical consulting room. The scheme regarding the methadone substitution therapy is known only to nurses since every addicted person is first examined by a doctor who prescribes the appropriate therapy for such a person. The organisation of working processes and allocation of personnel enable smooth operation and constant care to be provided to foreign nationals. Mutual notification on needs and wishes of foreigners and their health related needs is also conducted in a smooth manner. During the control visit the Head of the AC also explained that when the nurse is absent (during weekends, when a nurse is not present), social workers deliver medicaments that is prepared by nurses in advance; in case of injuries, when a nurse is absent, they call the emergency medical assistance; in case of smaller injuries which are not dangerous or when a person needs to be transferred to another ward, they also call a nurse who is not on duty, but such cases occur only a few times a year. 13. The NPM expert also highlighted that the reason for a hunger strike (“blackmailing freedom”) as classified by the nurse is a value judgement which is not acceptable from the professional point of view, since it may include (an inappropriate) attitude towards a person on a strike. According to that, the Ministry of the Interior assured that foreigners in the AC are not to be treated according to value judgements already at the last visit. That blackmailing is a reason for a hunger strike, for example, is mentioned by foreigners themselves, since they disapprove of the limitation of movement in the centre. In case of a hunger strike, nurses and doctors warn foreign nationals of the consequences for their health. Nurses have an appropriate and professional attitude towards all foreigners under consideration. Their behaviour is not degrading or discriminatory. This is confirmed by the fact that not a single complaint on the work of the medical service had been received in the past years, on the contrary, several compliments and acknowledgements had been given. Training in regard to first aid provision has been implemented for all employees in the AC twice in the past years. During the control visit it was established that the warning by the NPM expert had been taken into consideration and the management of the AC did warn its employees, because it believes that individual judgements should not be expressed in communication with foreigners and employees in the AC. Employees had been warned of that in particular. We welcome the accepted measures by all means. 14. During the last visit, the NPM also proposed that the AC implements the provision of Article 3 of the Rules on Procedure for Accommodation in the CA and on Format and Content of the Identity Card for Permission to Stay on the Territory of the Republic of Slovenia (Uradni list RS, no. 27/2012 of 13 April 2012), in which a medical examination of a foreigner upon his/her admittance into the centre is defined in detail. The Ministry of the Interior explained that nurses do not decide on a medical examination. All foreigners are examined by a doctor when accommodated in the centre or on the first working day when a doctor is present. Foreign nationals ask for themselves about any subsequent examinations by a general practitioner which is obviously provided for them and guaranteed. Each procedure for accommodation of a foreigner is defined in the Rules mentioned above. 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