Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 43940

Drugs: Prisons

Tabled: 3 April 2025

Answered: 16 April 2025

Named Day

Question

Sarah Owen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to topical medication for prisoners.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock

People in prison are entitled to the same range and quality of health services as they would receive in the community.NHS England commissions healthcare services across the prison estate, ensuring that healthcare providers can prescribe all medications av...

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