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Recommendation 27
27
Accepted
Paragraph: 91
Persistent challenges arranging mental health treatment packages for parole-eligible prisoners identified.
Recommendation
NHS England should liaise with the Parole Board to identify local areas where there are problems arranging mental health treatment packages for prisoners under consideration for parole. NHS England should then work with the new NHS Integrated Care Systems and providers to help them understand and fulfil their responsibilities so that these prisoners may be released safely and promptly.
Government Response Summary
NHS England is developing guidance for Integrated Care Systems on their responsibilities for the prison population's care pathways, which will incorporate the interface between prison healthcare, the parole board, and continuity of care upon release.
Paragraph Reference:
91
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
In the recent White Paper, Working Together to Improve Health and Social Care for All,15 the Government set out its ambition for every part of England to be covered by an Integrated Care System. NHS England and NHS Improvement is developing guidance to support Integrated Care Systems to fulfil their responsibilities for the continuity of care pathways of the prison population. This will encompass the needs of the prison population both pre and post custody. It is also intended that the interface between prison healthcare, the parole board and preparation to ensure continuity of care upon release will be incorporated into the review of the mental health service specification.