Department of Health written question – answered at on 6 July 2017.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support is available for prisoners with mental health issues.
Health services for people in prison are commissioned by NHS England.
Currently mental health services are delivered against a service specification which supports early assessment and management into treatment pathways.
People with low to medium level mental health needs can access short form talking therapies as part of services in the stepped care pathway model. Specialist and psychological services are commissioned to support people with more severe and enduring mental health need.
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