police surgeon


police surgeon

A doctor in the UK who provides clinical assessment of detainees, including preparing and implementing care plans, prescribing and administering medicine, health and behavioural monitoring and care to safeguard the health and welfare of detainees. He or she also provides medical services to victims and authority staff, attends scenes of sudden and suspicious death, conducts sexual offence examinations, prepares statements for legal proceedings and gives evidence in court.

Police Surgeon

A TV drama that premiered in 1960, which followed the adventures of Dr Geoffrey Brent (Ian Hendry), a medical doctor working for the rough Bayswater precinct of the London Metropolitan Police, who was frequently involved in criminal investigations.