Health care in prisons is an area of increasing
international concern with literature from Europe,
North American, Australasia and other regions of the
world testifying to this (World Health Organisation
(WHO), 1999). The present study is based in the United
Kingdom (UK) but will be set in an international
context.
The prison population of the world is rising and the
prison population in the UK, while it has reached a
plateau, has risen rapidly in recent years (Home Office,
2001). The spectrum of health problems which prisoners
may bring to prison is wide and in many cases
prevalence is greater than in the general population.
For example, 90% of prisoners have mental health
problems with many also having a substance abuse
problem, 80% of prisoners smoke; hepatitis B and C
rates of infection are high (men 8%; women 12%) along
with several other problems such as being HIV positive
and self-harming (Her Majesty’s Prison Service/Department
of Health (HMPS/DoH), 2001).
Health care in prisons is an area of increasing
international concern with literature from Europe,
North American, Australasia and other regions of the
world testifying to this (World Health Organisation
(WHO), 1999). The present study is based in the United
Kingdom (UK) but will be set in an international
context.
The prison population of the world is rising and the
prison population in the UK, while it has reached a
plateau, has risen rapidly in recent years (Home Office,
2001). The spectrum of health problems which prisoners
may bring to prison is wide and in many cases
prevalence is greater than in the general population.
For example, 90% of prisoners have mental health
problems with many also having a substance abuse
problem, 80% of prisoners smoke; hepatitis B and C
rates of infection are high (men 8%; women 12%) along
with several other problems such as being HIV positive
and self-harming (Her Majesty’s Prison Service/Department
of Health (HMPS/DoH), 2001).
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