The health of detainees and the role of primary care: Position paper of the European Forum for Primary Care

We present three case descriptions of detainees' encounters with the organisation of prison health care in three European countries. Finally, we describe the position that the European Forum for Primary Care takes. Prisoners and ex-prisoners have a worse physical and mental health compared with a cross-section of the population. However, access to good quality treatment and care is often worse than in the outside situation. In particular, well-organised primary care in the prison context could benefit prisoners and, indirectly, society at large. Moreover, continuity of care between the community and the prison situation needs improvement.PMID:35574709 | DOI:10.1017/S1463423622000184

Source: Primary Care - May 16, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Peter Groenewegen Anja Dirkzwager Anke van Dam Dina Massalimova Coral Sirdifield Lauren Smith EFPC working group on Prison Health Source Type: research