Improving the health and social outcomes of people recently released from prisons in the UK

A perspective from primary care

This paper from 2006 by Dr Mark Williamson aims to give an overview of the health and social care and the physical and mental health needs of offenders upon release from prison.

It looks at what development work is being undertaken or being planned in this area, the national policy drivers in wider health care which may significantly relate to and affect prisoners, how prisoners are enabled to access primary care services and what organisational issues affect this access.