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Friday, May 28, 2010

Prison health 'not good enough' despite overhaul

Prison health 'not good enough' despite overhaul

Prison healthcare is still not good enough - four years after it was revamped to bring it up to NHS standards, a report claims.



The joint Care Quality Commission and the Inspectorate of Prisons study said while there were signs of improvement, a number of areas of weakness remained.

In particular, it highlighted the drug treatment as a major concern.

The inspectors carried out reviews of 21 NHS trusts, responsible for more than a quarter of England's jails.

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