Prisons: Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs

(asked on 6th December 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) drug, and (2) alcohol rehabilitation services are currently commissioned in each prison in England and Wales.


Answered by
Lord O'Shaughnessy Portrait
Lord O'Shaughnessy
This question was answered on 19th December 2018

NHS England does not hold the information requested centrally.

NHS England is responsible for commissioning healthcare in all prisons in England. This includes integrated substance misuse services.

Commissioning of primary healthcare, mental health and substance misuse services is carried out by local Health and Justice commissioning teams, of which there are 10 across England.

The Welsh Assembly Government and Local Health Boards are responsible for commissioning substance misuse services in public sector prisons in Wales.

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