NHS: Mental Health Services
Debate between Lord Ramsbotham and Lord Prior of Brampton(8 years, 9 months ago)
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Lord Prior of Brampton
On the particular case raised by the noble Baroness, the person involved will now come out of that accommodation. I think he has been an in-patient for six months but he is now due to come out of that place fairly soon. This issue is not confined to mental health. There are too many people who, if the right resources were available outside hospital, would be much better off being treated outside an institution than they are at the moment. We are doing our best to address this general concern, raised by Paul Farmer and his task force.
Lord Ramsbotham (CB)
My Lords, can the Minister tell the House whether the data to be published will include the provision of services in prisons and other places of detention, including immigration removal centres?
Lord Prior of Brampton
My Lords, it certainly is our intention to include information about people suffering from mental health problems in prison. I will have to check into the immigration removal centres and write to the noble Lord.
Prisons: Mental Health
Debate between Lord Ramsbotham and Lord Prior of Brampton(9 years, 5 months ago)
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Lord Prior of Brampton
The right reverend Prelate’s comments are true throughout the whole healthcare system and would also apply to nurses in physical health surroundings. Training in how to recognise and deal with people suffering from mental health problems would be a huge benefit.
Lord Ramsbotham (CB)
My Lords, the figures that the Minister cited come from the last survey of psychiatric morbidity in prisons, published in October 1998. Since then, the morbidity profile has changed. Is there any intention to conduct another survey so that the figures are up to date and people know the size and shape of the problem with which they must deal?
Lord Prior of Brampton
I am not aware of any current plans to conduct a survey similar to the one to which the noble Lord referred from 1998.