Health Services: Prisoners
Commons · Question 4600 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of healthcare provision in the prison estate for prisoners with neuromuscular and other progressive degenerative conditions, including the ti
Answer
Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 15 Jun 2026
NHS England commissions prison health care services into every prison in England to the equivalence of the community, to include range, access and quality of service. Access to specialist consultants and referrals into specialised support is available in ...