Recommendation 1
Bandyup develop and implement a communications framework to ensure information and expectations are shared consistently and regularly across all operational areas and management/employee levels.
Recommendation 2
Review Bandyup Women’s Prison infrastructure inclusive of the issues identified in Table 1 of OICS Report 131 and include them in the Long-Term Custodial Infrastructure Plan that is being developed
Recommendation 3
Bandyup develop and implement a strategy to improve engagement and in-reach with First Nations community providers to better support First Nations women.
Recommendation 4
Provide access at Bandyup to preventative and restorative dental services.
Recommendation 5
Continue to ensure the provision of 0n-site occupational therapy services at Bandyup, and the Department undertake an evaluation of the benefits of providing the service with a view to expanding access to other prisons.
Recommendation 6
All staff rostered to work in Bindi Bindi mental health unit must be provided with the specific training developed for workers in that unit.
Recommendation 7
Mental health, counselling, occupational therapy and other clinical staff in the Bindi Bindi Unit should be managed and operate as one multidisciplinary team with shared notes, care plans, and clinical governance.
Recommendation 8
Implement a coordinated clinical process involving the psychiatrist, mental health nurses, counsellors, and primary health staff to discuss and provide advice on the care of women in the general living units with complex mental health needs.
Recommendation 9
Replace the visits centre, video-link and official visits with a fit for purpose facility that will support the Department’s recognition of the importance of, and commitment to, women’s connection to family.
Recommendation 10
The Department develop, incorporate, and action a commitment to improve the use of and access to digital technology for prisoners and staff.