- 90 - every newly-arrived prisoner at Korydallos Men’s Prison, Avlona Special Detention Facility and Komotini Prison to be properly interviewed and physically examined by a doctor or a fully qualified nurse reporting to a doctor within 24 hours of admission. Further, steps should be taken in all the establishments visited to ensure that medical screening upon admission is carried out in a thorough manner (paragraph 125); - steps to be taken in all establishments to ensure that the record drawn up after the medical examination of a prisoner - whether newly arrived or following a violent incident in the prison - contains: i) an account of statements made by the person concerned which are relevant to the medical examination (including his/her description of his/her state of health and any allegations of ill-treatment); ii) a full account of objective medical findings based on a thorough examination; iii) the doctor's observations in the light of i) and ii) indicating the consistency between any allegations made and the objective medical findings (paragraph 127); - recording of the medical examination in cases of injuries to be made on a special form provided for this purpose, with “body charts” for marking injuries that will be kept in the medical file of the prisoner. If any photographs are made, they should be filed in the medical record of the person concerned. In addition, documents should be compiled systematically in the existing special trauma register (paragraph 127); - the results of every examination, including the statements made by the person concerned which are relevant to the medical examination and the doctor’s opinions/observations, to be made available to the prisoner and, upon request, to his/her lawyer (paragraph 127); - the existing procedures to be reviewed in order to ensure that whenever injuries are recorded by a doctor which are consistent with allegations of ill-treatment made by a prisoner (or which, even in the absence of allegations, are indicative of ill-treatment), the report is immediately and systematically brought to the attention of the relevant prosecutor, regardless of the wishes of the person concerned (paragraph 127); - if a decision is taken to segregate a prisoner due to his/her HIV status, the prisoner to be placed in appropriate conditions according to his/her needs (paragraph 128); - the Greek authorities to draw up a comprehensive strategy for the provision of assistance to prisoners with drug-related problems, as one aspect of a national drugs strategy (paragraph 129); - the Greek authorities to take the necessary steps to guarantee medical confidentiality at Korydallos Men’s Prison and at the Avlona Special Detention Facility for Juveniles, taking into consideration the remarks in paragraph 130 (paragraph 130).

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