Written question asked by Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 8 December 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 December 2016 (named day). It was answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative) on Tuesday, 13 December 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Prisons: Health Services
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many prisoners are receiving treatment for a (a) mental health problem and (b) substance or alcohol addiction in the latest period for which figures are available.
- Answer
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Data on prisoners receiving treatment for mental health problems, substance misuse and alcohol addiction is collected by NHS England through its Health and Justice Indicators of Performance and by Public Health England via the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System.
Information from these data sets will be published in 2017.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 56811
- Session
- 2016-17
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Transferred
- Yes
- Subjects
- Alcoholic drinks Drugs Prisoners Prisons Misuse Mental health services
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
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- 2016-12-13 17:00:24 +0000
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