- 40 Without waiting for the results of the audit, the Committee recommends that: - the vacant post of general practitioner at Korydallos be filled and a second fulltime general practitioner and four additional qualified nurses be recruited; - the presence of the general practitioner at Malandrino be increased to the equivalent of a half-time post (this is all the more important given that the number of inmates held in the establishment is expected to increase rapidly), and a qualified nurse be recruited. Further, the Committee considers that it is highly desirable for arrangements for the provision of urgent care in prison to be placed under the responsibility of someone present in the establishment who has at least a recognised nursing qualification. ii. medical screening on admission 90. In its previous reports, the CPT stressed the importance of medical screening of prisoners on admission (cf. CPT/Inf (94) 20, paragraphs 160 and 161, and CPT/Inf (2001) 19, Part I, paragraphs 152 to 154 and, Part II, paragraph 70). The importance of medical screening of new arrivals especially at establishments which represent points of entry into the prison system - cannot be overemphasised. Such screening is indispensable, in particular in the interests of preventing the spread of transmissible diseases, suicide prevention and the timely recording of injuries. 91. The CPT welcomes the promptness and the relative thoroughness with which this screening was carried out in the two prisons visited in Crete, particularly at Khania. By contrast, the situation was unsatisfactory in the other two establishments visited. At Malandrino, there could be significant delays - up to a week - before new arrivals were screened. Admittedly, inmates arrived from other prisons and should therefore, at least in theory, already have been screened in the previous establishment. Nevertheless, medical screening upon admission following a transfer is necessary, both to confirm that a medical examination was carried out in the establishment where the inmate concerned was previously held and, where appropriate, to ensure the continuation of medical treatment initiated before the transfer. As regards Korydallos Prison for Men, no progress had been made in this connection, despite the CPT’s recommendations; systematic screening upon admission had not yet been introduced.