6 no. 8 Establishment 80 51 7 no. 9 Establishment 10 4 8 no. 11 Establishment 4 3 9 no. 12 Establishment 95 47 10 no. 14 Establishment 119 108 11 no. 15 Establishment 174 98 12 no. 16 Establishment 48 19 13 no. 17 Establishment 189 99 The above table shows that, in penitentiary establishments nos. 2, 14, 15 and 17, the correlation of the number of prisoners with the number of doctors and nurses is high. It should be mentioned that when calculating the correlation, the schedule of shifts of doctors and nurses is not taken into account. According to the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, staffing levels should ideally be equivalent to roughly one medical doctor for 300 prisoners and one qualified nurse for 50 prisoners.287 In 2014 and 2015, the Public Defender of Georgia recommended to the Minister of Corrections to ensure sufficient number qualified doctors and nurses in all penitentiary establishments for timely and adequate provision of medical services. According to the response received from the Medical Department of the Ministry of Corrections,288 based on the recommendation of the International Committee of the Red Cross,289 the correlation of doctors and prisoners in small establishments is from 50 to 150; and from 300 to 500 in large establishments. The Public Defender of Georgia does not share the position of the Minister of Corrections and observes that there should be sufficient number of doctors and nurses provided in all penitentiary establishments so that each remand/convicted person receives timely and adequate medication services. The European Committee for the Prevention of Torture290 points out that, while in custody, prisoners should be able to have access to a doctor at any time, irrespective of their detention regime. The health care service should be so organised as to enable requests to consult a doctor to be met without undue delay. It is noteworthy that prisoners mentioned, during their conversations with the members of the Special Preventive Group, the problem of unavailability of medical personnel as well as the lack of attention on their part. According to prisoners, they often have to wait for the preliminary medical assistance. Besides, prisoners mention that, after prescribing medication, the medical personnel do not show further interest in their health condition. 287 Report to the Government of Greece on the visit to Greece carried out by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) from 20 to 27 February 2007, para. 52, available in English at: http://www.cpt.coe.int/documents/grc/2008-03-inf-eng.htm [Last visited on 22.03. 2017]. 288 Letter no. MOC31600966804 of the Medical Department of the Ministry of Corrections of Georgia, dated 25 November 2016. 289 1 general practitioner serving no more than 500 remand/convicted persons. 290 European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, CPT standards, 2015, para. 34, p. 39. 134 HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN CLOSED INSTITUTIONS