Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 99663

Prisoners: Diabetes

Tabled: 12 December 2025
Answered: 29 December 2025

Question

Ben Coleman

LabourChelsea and Fulham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of healthcare provision in prisons for inmates with diabetes; and what steps he is taking to ensure that diabetic prisoners have timely acces

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
NHS England commissions prison health care services into every prison in England. Every prison has onsite health care services including, primary care, mental health, dentistry, and substance misuse teams. This includes the care and management of those wi...

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