| Anne Owers, the
Chief Inspector of Prisons, has stated in her annual report that the use
of technology in the delivery of healthcare in prisons lags far behind
the use of technology in the NHS.
She said that, in general, prison use of IT “remains poor”, and that
there have been delays in the national rollout of IT. Additionally, many
prison systems are not compatible with local NHS systems, adding to
concerns that there is a second-class healthcare service in prisons.
Full story in bjhc&im May 2006 (364 words)
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