Citation

Senior J, Appleby L, Shaw J. International Psychiatry: Bulletin of the Board of International Affairs of the Royal College of Psy 2014; 11(3): 56-58.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

31507762

PMCID

PMC6735148

Abstract

This paper reviews the major organisational changes made to the delivery of mental healthcare in prisons in England and Wales since the turn of the century. These changes have included the introduction of 'in-reach' services for prisoners with serious mental illness, replicating the work of community mental health teams. In addition, healthcare budgets and commissioning responsibilities have been transferred to the National Health Service. Measures to reduce the rate of suicide in prisons are also considered.

Language: en