Services received during prison clinic visits

For each clinic visit recorded on the clinic visit form during the 2-week data collection period, clinicians reported the service(s) a patient received.

Of the 6,651 clinic visit forms completed, 10,073 services were provided – an average of 1.5 services per visit. The services administered were:

  • treatment (55% of all services)
  • assessment only (48%)
  • advice and education (38%)
  • referrals (9.8%).

Males (60%) were more likely than females (37%) to receive treatment during a prison clinic visit. But females (60%) were more likely than males (45%) to receive an assessment only (Figure 10.9).

Younger people in prison were more likely than older people in prison to attend for advice or education during a clinic visit:

  • 40% of those aged 18–24
  • 41% of those aged 25–24
  • 38% of those aged 35–44
  • 35% of those aged 45 and over.

Older people in prison were more likely than younger people in prison to attend for treatment during a clinic visit:

  • 52% of those aged 18–24
  • 53% of those aged 25–24
  • 57% of those aged 35–44
  • 57% of those aged 45 and over.

Figure 10.9: Type of service provided during clinic visit, by sex, 2022

This grouped vertical bar chart shows the type of service male and female patients received during a prison clinic visit.

Notes

  1. Multiple types of services could be provided during a single clinic visit.
  2. Proportions are representative of services provided at clinic visits in this data collection only, and not the entire prison population.
  3. Excludes Victoria, which did not provide data for this item.

Source: Clinic form, 2022 NPHDC.

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