Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 35787
Mental Health Services: Prisons
Tabled: 5 March 2025
Answered: 12 March 2025
Question
Sarah Edwards
Labour — Tamworth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that healthcare treatment provided to prisoners with mental health conditions is adequate.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe Prison Mental Healthcare service specification reinforces that prison healthcare, including care for people with mental health problems, should provide excellent, safe, and effective services and interventions to all prisoners, equivalent to the servi...
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