Prison officers and other operational staff play a vital role in identifying and supporting prisoners who need mental healthcare and signposting prisoners to this treatment. Having the time to talk to and listen to prisoners is a key part of this, particularly those with difficulties absorbing written information due to poor literacy, language barriers, or neuro-difficulties. We agree with the Prisons Minister that experience should complement, not substitute training.

Prison officers and other operational staff play a vital role in identifying and supporting prisoners who need mental healthcare and signposting prisoners to this treatment. Having the time to talk to and listen to prisoners is a key part of this, particularly those with difficulties absorbing written information due to poor literacy, language barriers, or neuro-difficulties. We agree with the Prisons Minister that experience should complement, not substitute training. Type: conclusion | Number: 14 | Paragraph: 61 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: In June 2021 NHS England and NHS Improvement published Transfer and Remission Guidance setting out a 28-day timeframe for transfers from prison to hospital and in April 2021 developed a data input portal. This enables providers of mental health services in prisons to submit transfer and remission da