128
standards.
Most
of
the
recommendations
of
the NPM members are
concrete proposals for the
regional
administration,
administration of institutions
and management of agencies
to eliminate inconsistencies
in living quarters, sanitary and
hygienic conditions, medical
services, food conditions,
conditions for sport and
communication with the
outside world (access to
media,
visits,
telephone
conversations), etc.
It is submitted that
a set of such proposals
(recommendations) for the
regions should be taken
under the control of the
Ministry of Health, the staff
of the General Prosecutor’s
Office of the Republic
of Kazakhstan to adopt
measures of prosecution
response provided by law.
The majority of problems
in health facilities visited
are related to the lack
or underdevelopment of
rehabilitation in patients’
therapy. This is especially
true
for
psychiatric
hospitals where the system
CONSOLIDATED REPORT
of
providing
psychiatric
care,
despite
significant
improvements at the legal
level, follows the historically
established procedure when
it performs the functions of
controlling, deterring, limiting
and isolating patients. Lack
of activities by interests and
passive pastime lead to further
degradation of a person, loss
of social, household and
life skills. To date, very few
measures have been taken
to create alternative types of
psychiatric services, as well
as to de-institutionalize the
existing system.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
ITS LOCAL UNITS:
1. It
is
necessary
to
continue
constant
information work among staff
of both central authorities and
subordinate, territorial, local
units and institutions on the
importance and significance
of the national preventive
mechanism for combating
torture
and
degrading
treatment. It is necessary to
take administrative measures
to the heads of medical
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents