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Table 3 Ratio of the number of prisoners to prison doctor contracted hours in prisons, support staff and methadone dispensing available within the IPS.

From: Primary medical care in Irish prisons

Prison

Prison

population

Doctor contract hours

per week

Prisoners/doctor hour

Nurse WTE

Secretary WTE

Medical orderly WTE

Psychiatry sessions per week

Counsellors

Methadone dispensing

1

239

15

15.9

7

0

0

1

2

No

2

433

55

7.8

18

1

0

6

2 sanctioned

Yes

3

280

15

18.6

0

0

6

3

 

No

4

85

22.5

3.7

8

Shared

1

3

 

Yes

5

284

15

18.7

5

0

5

2

 

No

6

450

78

5.7

11

2 hours

1

2

 

Yes

7

556

78

7.1

14

1

14

5

 

Yes

8

178

15

11.8

4

0

2

1

 

Yes

9

58

10

5.8

10

0

1

0

 

Yes

10

217

15

14.5

4

0

2

3

 

No

11

370

39

9.5

15

0

2

4

2 WTE

Yes

  1. WTE = whole time equivalent