Berwyn Prison

(asked on 8th December 2017) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the extra pressure on A&E services in north east Wales caused by treating prisoners from HMP Berwyn.


Answered by
Phillip Lee Portrait
Phillip Lee
This question was answered on 18th December 2017

This information is not recorded centrally by HMPPS.

Health is devolved in Wales.

The HMP Berwyn project team, Welsh Government and Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board have worked closely together to assess the potential impact of HMP Berwyn on local health services, including emergency services. A full health needs assessment was carried out in the early stages of the development of the prison and models of care were developed from this.

A full range of health and wellbeing services are available to the men at HMP Berwyn including primary care services, mental health and learning disability services, and services for men with a need for substance misuse treatment with the aim of reducing the local health impact as far as possible.

These services are housed in a purpose built facility and are staffed by a variety of health and wellbeing professionals.

Men who present with issues which may require attendance at hospital are assessed by health professionals before any decision is made to take them to hospital. There are a wide range of interventions which can be provided by the health and wellbeing team in situ to prevent the need for men to attend at local emergency departments.

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