population at a manageable level44. The National Preventive Mechanisms continues to monitor those issues. 2. Right to medical care Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners [New York 1984] Rule 22 Sick prisoners who require specialist treatment shall be transferred to specialized institutions or to civil hospitals. Where hospital facilities are provided in an institution, their equipment, furnishings and pharmaceutical supplies shall be proper for the medical care and treatment of sick prisoners, and there shall be a staff of suitable trained officers. Rule 24 The medical officer shall see and examine every prisoner as soon as possible after his admission and thereafter as necessary, with a view particularly to the discovery of physical or mental illness and the taking of all necessary measures; the segregation of prisoners suspected of infectious or contagious conditions; the noting of physical or mental defects which might hamper rehabilitation, and the determination of the physical capacity of every prisoner for work. European Prison Rules [Recommendation Rec(2006)2 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the European Prison Rules] Rule 42.1 The medical practitioner or a qualified nurse reporting to such a medical practitioner shall see every prisoner as soon as possible after admission, and shall examine them unless this is obviously unnecessary. Rule 42.2 The medical practitioner or a qualified nurse reporting to such a medical practitioner shall examine the prisoner if requested at release, and shall otherwise examine prisoners whenever necessary. Rule 42.3 When examining a prisoner the medical practitioner or a qualified nurse reporting to such a medical practitioner shall pay particular attention to: a) observing the normal rules of medical confidentiality; b) diagnosing physical or mental illness and taking all measures necessary for its treatment and for the continuation of existing medical treatment; c) recording and reporting to the relevant authorities any sign or indication that prisoners may have been treated violently; d) dealing with withdrawal symptoms resulting from use of drugs, medication or alcohol; e) identifying any psychological or other stress brought on by the fact of deprivation of liberty; f) isolating prisoners suspected of infectious or contagious conditions for the period of infection and providing them with proper treatment; g) ensuring that prisoners carrying the HIV virus are not isolated for that reason alone; h) noting physical or mental defects that might impede resettlement after release; i) determining the fitness of each prisoner to work and to exercise; j) making arrangements with community agencies for the continuation of any necessary medical and psychiatric treatment after release, if prisoners give their consent to such arrangements. 3rd General Report of CPT [CPT/Inf (93)12] § 33. When entering prison, all prisoners should without delay be seen by a member of the establishment's health care service. In its reports to date the CPT has recommended that every newly arrived prisoner be properly interviewed and, if necessary, physically examined by a medical doctor as soon as possible after his admission. It should be added that in some countries, medical screening on arrival is carried out by a fully qualified nurse, who reports                                                              44 § 14 of the CPT 7th General Report CPT/Inf (97) 10.