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Age and Ageing Advance Access originally published online on December 15, 2006
Age and Ageing 2007 36(1):11-13; doi:10.1093/ageing/afl144
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Copyright © The Author 2007. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society.

Occasional Paper

The Penitentiary visit—a new role for geriatricians?

D. Rónán Collins1 and Rachael Bird2

1 Adelaide & Meath Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland
2 Centre for the Health of Older Persons, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK

Address correspondence to: R. Collins. Tel: 00353 14143215 Fax: 00353 1 4143244. Email: ronan.collins2{at}amnch.ie

The number of older prisoners is increasing and, with reforms in the prison health service, there is a requirement to provide equity of access to standard healthcare services. The health of older prisoners is often poor, with high levels of psychiatric and physical illnesses, compounded by poor access to appropriate rehabilitation and resettlement services. A recent case presenting to our department highlighted these deficits and illustrated how inputs from a geriatrician could be useful to older prisoners (see Appendix 1, available at www.ageing.oxfordjournals.org). We propose that regular penitentiary visits may be an important new role for geriatricians at a supra-regional level.

Keywords: Prison, stroke, geriatrician, older prisoner, elderly

Received 19 July 2005; accepted in revised form 24 October 2006.


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