•
To ensure that foreign migrants live in rooms that have access to fresh air in and are
protected against excessively high temperatures377 − window blinds were installed. There
were no handles on the windows which could be opened only by an officer who had to consent
to their opening;
•
To review the quality and quantity of food378 − the foreign migrants received three meals a
day, including one hot meal, and beverages. The foreign migrants interviewed by the NMPT
did not report any negative comments regarding the food.
Recommendations that the NMPT has considered implemented in part:
•
To ensure nursing cover also on weekends; and to ensure that a person competent to
provide first aid (which should include being trained in the application of CPR and the
use of a defibrillator)379 is present throughout the week, including at weekends. The nurses
worked from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and were all trained in first aid. Also, six Border Guard officers
were trained in qualified first aid. The NMPT considered that in the light of the working hours
of the nurses and the number of trained officers, further efforts were necessary in this respect
and recommended that all officers be trained in qualified first aid;
•
To carry out full and detailed medical examinations of foreign migrants upon admission,
in particular with regard to transmissible diseases (including tuberculosis). The medical
screening should also aim at identifying possible victims of torture380 and be carried out
in conditions ensuring confidentiality381. Medical records should only be accessible to
medical staff382 and include, among other things, a special form (body chart) for
registering injuries, photographs of the injuries (if taken) and relevant statements by the
patient. In addition, injuries should be specified in a separate register383.
The practice of conducting medical examination of persons admitted to the centre
changed at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before, the examinations were carried out
immediately, at the time of admission. During the pandemic, examination by doctor was
preceded by isolation and testing for SARS-CoV-2. Foreign migrants were admitted to the
377
Ibid, para 39.
378
Ibid, para 41.
379
The CPT emphasized in its report that, ideally, the person providing first aid should be a qualified nurse. See
para. 43 of the report, CPT/Inf (2018) 39.
380
Ibid, para 44.
381
Ibid, para 45.
382
Ibid, para 45.
383
Ibid, paras. 27 and 45.
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