Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 15
15
Deferred
Paragraph: 62
Develop and establish regular refresher training for staff on identifying prisoner mental illness
Recommendation
HMPPS should (with the Royal Colleges and other experts in the field of prison mental healthcare) develop training for prison officers and other operational staff on how to identify mental illness and how to support and signpost prisoners to treatment. It should establish regular refresher training.
Government Response Summary
The government committed to automatically transferring health records between community and prison health services for the male estate by April 2023 and the female estate by the end of 2023, rather than committing to specific training for prison officers.
Paragraph Reference:
62
Government Response
Deferred
HM Government
Deferred
Health and justice partners (MoJ, DHSC, HMPPS, NHS England and NHS Improvement) are committed to improving information sharing between agencies and promoting better joint working to improve outcomes for individuals with mental health problems. To meet this commitment, health records will be automatically transferred between health services in the community and in prisons. We expect to complete implementation for the whole of the male estate by April 2023 and the whole of the female estate by the end of 2023.