Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 28
28
Deferred
Paragraph: 144
Require NHSE/I, HMPPS, MoJ to publish action plan responding to Women's Health Review.
Recommendation
We welcome the work of the National Women’s Prisons Health and Social Care Review. Once the review has published, NHSE/I, HMPPS and the MoJ should set out an action plan for how it will respond to its findings, including operational response, policy implications and how service offers and gaps in provision will be addressed in order to meet the specific needs of women. The action plan should also include steps to improve data collection on the health needs of women in prison.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government accepted the recommendation but responded by outlining measures to maintain family contact during the pandemic, retaining social video calling permanently, and introducing a new central data collection for family visits from February 2023, rather than committing to an action plan for the National Women’s Prisons Health and Social Care Review or improving health data collection.
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Paragraph Reference:
144
Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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We accept this recommendation. HMPPS, with NHSE, have worked in partnership to complete a review of health and social care across the women’s estate to ensure equity and a better understanding of the current effectiveness of the existing women’s prison estate. The review is due to report in Autumn 2022, following which we will consider next steps. In line with Priority 6 of the National Partnership Agreement, NHSE will also continue to work in collaboration with partner organisations to jointly plan policies and service provision to meet the specific needs of women.
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