N
Establishment
The ratio of the number
of prisoners165 to the
number of doctors
The ratio of the number
of prisoners to the
number of nurses
1
Establishment N2
127
87
2
Establishment N3
20
24
3
Establishment N5
42
32
4
Establishment N6
19
13
5
Establishment N7
17
17
6
Establishment N8
89
54
7
Establishment N9
9
4
8
Establishment N11
5
4
9
Establishment N12
89
44
10
Establishment N14
113
103
11
Establishment N15
189
94
12
Establishment N16
20
13
13
Establishment N17
172
105
The figures in the above table have been calculated by dividing the number of prisoners
in each establishment by the number of doctors and nurses according to the establishment’s staffing table. These data are valid as of the end of 2015. The table does not
take into account the duty schedule of doctors and nurses but, nevertheless, it is clearly
visible that ratio of the prisoners to doctors and prisoners to nurses is high at the establishments N2, N14, N15 and N17 ..165
In 2014, the Public Defender, addressed the Ministry of Corrections, to ensure a sufficient number of doctors and nurses for timely and adequate medical services in all penitentiary establishments. According to the response from the Medical Department of
the Ministry of Health, according to the civil sector standard the family doctor and nurse
team serve an average of 2,000 adult patients. During the implementation of Primary
health care in the prison system the International Red Cross Committee recommended
that the family doctor should serve no more than 1 500 inmates / defendant, as provided and implemented in accordance with the recommendation. The penitentiary system,
the doctor / nurse ratio of prisoners in small establishments averaged 50 to 150, even in
large facilities - from 300 to 500. Despite the fact that in 2015 the number of doctors and
nurses has increased, yet it is not enough. Ensuring the equal ration of prisoners and
doctors / nurses, as well as ensuring enough number of doctors / nurses is important to
all facilities.
In 2015 the problematic practice of the establishments N2 and N3 subsists, namely,
165 The ratio is calculated based on the number of accused/convicts in the respective institu-
tions as of December 2015
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