Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 21511

Health Services: Prisoners

Tabled: 15 April 2024
Answered: 7 May 2024

Question

Dame Siobhain McDonagh

LabourMitcham and Morden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many prisoners were transferred to hospital for (a) physical and (b) mental health concerns in each year since 2010.

Answer

Information is not collected centrally on the number of prisoners transferred to hospital for physical health concerns. Prisoners with mental illness are usually treated by secondary mental health services in prison unless their mental health needs requir...

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