Prisoners: Dementia

(asked on 24th June 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what services are currently provided for prison inmates with dementia.


Answered by
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Ben Gummer
This question was answered on 4th July 2016

Prisoners with dementia should be offered the treatment and care they require, equivalent to that provided to people with similar needs in the community.

Health services in prisons are commissioned by NHS England to meet the health needs of prisoners. Every person entering a prison will have an initial health screen at reception where health needs are assessed and where appropriate referrals are made to other services. Prisoners with dementia who also have care and support needs will have these assessed and any eligible care needs will be met by the local authority in which the prison is situated.

The budget for treating dementia in prisons cannot be reported separately, as the prison healthcare budget is not disaggregated into specific treatment provision or diagnoses.

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