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This paper reports the findings of a qualitative study exploring information pathways ito prison mental health care; largely from the perspective of prison health and mental health staff.

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The study highlights the huge gaps in information regarding mental health faced by prison mental health staff and the lengths they have to go to collect and validate essential information. Work that is time consuming and can contribute to delays in delivering treatment and care.

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This page is a summary of: Information pathways into prison mental health care, Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, April 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2017.1308538.
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