Mental Health Services: Medical Records

(asked on 26th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to enable the mutual sharing of prison and NHS mental health records between those two organisations.


Answered by
Phillip Lee Portrait
Phillip Lee
This question was answered on 2nd November 2017

Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service does not hold clinical mental health records for prisoners. All clinical records, including on mental health are held by NHS providers. Information on individuals is shared between health providers and prison staff to promote safety and to protect life. I am please that NHS England is taking steps to improve the sharing of clinical records between custodial and community settings.

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