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Escort and bedwatch costs: transfer of funding from HM Prison Service to primary care trusts
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Document type:Dear colleague letter
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Author:Department of Health; Richard Bradshaw, Director of Prison Health
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Published date:1 March 2007
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Primary audience:Health and social care professionals
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Publication format:Electronic only
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Gateway reference:7704
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Pages:4
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Copyright holder:Crown
This letter, and an annex of questions and answers, explain that the Department of Health and the Home Office have now decided to transfer the responsibility and funding for escorts and bedwatch costs from HM Prison Service to primary care trusts (PCTs).
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