Prison healthcare linked to avoidable patient harm

Prisoners in England are 41 to 67 times more likely to experience avoidable harm linked to poor healthcare than the general public, according to new research. A review of medical case notes, published in the journal BMJ Quality & Safety, estimates there could be between 3,000 and 3,700 cases of avoidable healthcare-related harm in prisons … Continue reading Prison healthcare linked to avoidable patient harm