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24 June 2009

Joint letter from Offender Health and the National Offender Management Service announcing that rollout of the first national clinical IT system for prisons across England will now commence across the country - June 2009

• Prison Health IT programme: national roll-out

8 June 2009

• Information book for prisoners with a disability

30 April 2009 - Lord Bradley's review

Independent review to find how often offenders with mental health problems or learning disabilities could, in appropriate cases, be diverted from prison to other services.

• Review of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities in the criminal justice system

9 April 2009 - Managing dual diagnosis in prisons

Dual diagnosis, the co-existence of mental health and substance misuse problems, has a higher prevalence in prisons than in the general community. This document provides good practice guidance to commissioners and practitioners on the management of dual diagnosis within a prison setting.

• A guide for commissioners and practitioners

30 March 2009

Lord Kamlesh Patel of Bradford was announced as the chair of the Prison Drug Treatment Strategy Review Group (PDTSRG) in a written ministerial statement in March 2008. The PDTSRG website was launched following the first meeting. Its aim is to provide a forum for feedback on the review.

• Prison Drug Treatment Strategy Review Group (opens new window)

27 March 2009

• Offender Health and Social Care Strategy Data report

27 March 2009

• Guidance notes: prison health performance and quality indicators

18 March 2009

• Integrated Drug Treatment System for Prisons (IDTS) allocations for 2009/10