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News items on 'Prisoners'
Jail healthcare 'not good enough'
(BBC 12/02/2009)
Healthcare in prisons in England is still not good enough - despite a shake-up of the system in recent years, two leading watchdogs say. The NHS has only recently taken control of services, but already the Healthcare Commission and the Chief Inspector of Prisons have said more must be done. Their report highlighted poor training and assessment of prisoner needs.
Poor jail care for mentally ill boosts crime
(The Scotsman 04/12/2008)
MORE crime is being committed because of serious failings in the treatment of mentally ill prisoners, according to a damning new report published today. A shortage of services for offenders with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other serious mental health conditions is increasing reoffending, says Dr Andrew McLellan, the chief inspector of prisons.
Fury at '£630,000 annual bill for sole female patient at Carstairs
(The Scotsman 13/09/2008)
HEALTH chiefs were criticised yesterday after it emerged it costs '£630,000 a year to house the only female patient at Scotland's high-security hospital.
Prisons accused over elderly care
(BBC 13/08/2008)
Prisons in England and Wales are not doing enough to cater for the needs of elderly inmates, says the watchdog.
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