Prison healthcare services: the need for political courage

Prison healthcare services: the need for political courage

Prisons in England and Wales have reached a low point in service delivery. Despite initial improvements after National Health Service transfer in 2006, it has deteriorated since 2010, with numerous reports giving cause for concern. Improvements are now urgently required, and political courage and a...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of psychiatry 2019-10, Vol.215 (4), p.579-581
Hauptverfasser: Piper, Mary, Forrester, Andrew, Shaw, Jenny
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bravery
Cardiovascular disease
Editorial
Forensic psychiatry
Health services
Imprisonment
Mental disorders
Mental health care
National programmes
Population
Prisoner treatment
Prisons
Psychiatry
Public health
Suicides & suicide attempts
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Zusammenfassung:Prisons in England and Wales have reached a low point in service delivery. Despite initial improvements after National Health Service transfer in 2006, it has deteriorated since 2010, with numerous reports giving cause for concern. Improvements are now urgently required, and political courage and a revised national programme of expenditure are necessary.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.2019.43