Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 29261

Health Services: Prisoners

Tabled: 5 February 2025
Answered: 13 February 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to meet the health needs of elderly prisoners.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
NHS England has the responsibility to provide a full range of healthcare services to meet the needs of the prison population. Every prison will have a health needs assessment undertaken on a regular basis which is then used to locally determine the health...

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