Mental Health Services: Prisoners
Commons · Question 15707 · Tabled 3 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 8 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to improve mental health support for prisoners.
Answer
Answered by Preet Kaur Gill, 8 Jul 2026
NHS 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...