Healthcare governance in prisons in England: prisoners’ experiences of changes over time

Figures & data

Figure 1. Comparison of survey sample and prison population in England and Wales.

Table 1. Categories of demographic characteristics and sentencing status of prisoners.

Sex	Man	Woman	Total
	69048	6785	75833
	91.1%	8.9%	100%
Age	18–21	21–29	30–39	40–49	50+	Total
	1068	30514	31604	7356	4631	75173
	1.4%	40.6%	42.0%	9.8%	6.2%	100%
Ethnic origin	White	Black/Black British	Asian/Asian British	Mixed race	Chinese/Chinese British	Other	Total
	54226	9256	5016	4507	258	1302	74565
	72.8%	12.4%	6.7%	6.1%	0.3%	1.7%	100%
Status	Convicted/sentenced	On remand or awaiting sentence	Awaiting deportation	Other	Total
	60626	11190	2762	280	74858
	81.0%	14.9%	3.7%	0.4%	100%

Figure 2. Prisoner health needs over time.

Figure 3. Prisoners offered information about health services on arrival.

Figure 4. Prisoners offered information about health services on arrival in different prison types.

Figure 5. Prisoners offered access to healthcare before being locked up.

Figure 6. Prisoners offered access to healthcare before being locked up in different prison types.

Figure 7. Prisoners’ ease of access to see the nurse.

Figure 8. Prisoners’ ease of access to see the doctor.

Figure 9. Prisoners’ ease of access to see the dentist.

Figure 10. Overall quality of health services over time.

Figure 11. Overall quality of health services over time in different prison types.

Figure 12. Quality of health services from the nurse over time.

Figure 13. Quality of health services from the doctor over time.

Figure 14. Quality of health services from the dentist over time.

Figure 15. Trends over time of prisoner health needs and access and quality of healthcare provision.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in UK Data Service. https://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-9068-2, reference number 9068.