Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 15707
Mental Health Services: Prisoners
Tabled: 3 July 2026
Answered: 8 July 2026
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to improve mental health support for prisoners.
Answer
Preet Kaur GillNHS England commissions prison health care services into every prison in England to the equivalence of the community. NHS England’s Service Specification for integrated mental health services in prisons states that patients within secure settings should r...
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