Following a Feasbility Study undertaken in 2007, Ministers approved the transfer of responsibility for prisoner healthcare from the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to the National Health Service (NHS). A National Programme Board for Prisoners' Healthcare was established in early 2009 and is responsible for overseeing and steering the preparatory work and eventual operational transfer. The early priorities for the Programme Board will be to define the service models of care such as GP, Pharmacy, Nursing, Optometry and Dental Services and from this, identify the detail of the underpinning legislative changes necessary.
A Programme Team was appointed in summer 2009 to support the work of the Programme Board.
The Roles & Responsibilities of the key stakeholders and decision making Boards/Groups have been approved by the National Programme Board.
Key Documents associated with the outputs of the Programme can be found here.
For further information regarding Prisons, please visit the Scottish Prison Service website.