- 37 By communication of 7 January 2022, the Greek authorities informed the CPT that a request for new prostheses was awaiting approval from the 2nd Health District of the Ministry of Health and that in the meantime a prisoner (voluntarily) has been appointed to cater to the daily needs of HH and that HH is also being followed closely by several medical specialists. No information is provided as to whether the designated carer has received any training to carry out his carer functions. Further, the CPT is not reassured that such an arrangement is substantively different to the one encountered by its delegation at the time of the visit and that HH’s daily needs are being met without him being placed in a state of constant anxiety and vulnerability towards other patients. The CPT wishes to be updated on the provision of the new prostheses and the precise nature of the care being afforded to HH. c. Korydallos Psychiatric Hospital for Prisoners 75. The CPT’s delegation undertook a highly targeted visit to the Psychiatric Hospital to followup on the recent deaths of a number of patients therein, including an apparent suicide by hanging of a patient, for which the official information recorded was particularly sparse. The visit revealed an institution which has been so neglected that it was unable to provide appropriate care to its patients. Most shocking was the fact that for a psychiatric hospital accommodating 160 patients, there was no resident psychiatrist and only 15 hours of weekly psychiatric input provided by five different doctors. Moreover, there were only two full-time nurses, one of whom was suspended as she had refused to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Two custodial officers were partly working as nurses, and were tasked with the administration of medication. The staffing situation was particularly dire. The director of the hospital was exasperated and recognised that, apart from two psychologists and four social workers, the institution sorely lacked the required staffing to fulfil its role as a hospital. The delegation also examined the room where the patient had committed suicide and found that the cell was sombre, unfurnished and cold with a filthy mattress and blanket and a blocked toilet that was leaking wastewater onto the floor. It was totally unsuitable for accommodating patients and yet one patient was being held there at the time of the visit. The CPT recommends that the Greek authorities take urgent action to significantly reinforce the staffing complement at the Korydallos Psychiatric Hospital for prisoners, notably in respect of psychiatrists and of nurses. At the same time, steps should be taken to abolish the practice of involving prison officers in the performance of health-care duties in the hospital. Further, the living conditions in which patients are accommodated should be improved.