Prison healthcare
The Shropshire prison health team provides high quality primary physical and mental health care to offenders within prison in Shropshire.
Our services
There is one prison site within Shropshire: HMP YOI Stoke Heath, which houses up to 750 adult males and young offenders.
A full range of nurse and GP led interventions are offered including:
- Chronic disease and long-term conditions care
- Counselling
- Dental services
- Emergency care
- First aid
- GP services
- Health screening and promotion
- Immunisations
- Nurse-led clinics
- Optician
- Primary mental health services
- Sexual health
- Smoking cessation
- Well man clinic
The people we see
Remand and sentenced male prisoners within Shropshire prisons
Existing patients
Prisoners can self refer using the application system within the prison.
Referrals are also accepted from other health professionals, the prison multi-disciplinary team, and from external providers.
Patients' carers and relatives are also welcome to contact the prison with specific health concerns if these are not already known to the team.
Does the service vary depending on the age of the service user?
Specific services are available for older and younger prisoners including tailored well man assessments, immunisations and health promotion advice.
Services we do not offer
Secondary mental health and substance misuse services are separately commissioned.
There are no in-patient services at the site, but there is 24-hour nurse cover at HMP YOI Stoke Heath.
Contact us
Contact us
- HMP YOI Stoke Heath
Main Office
Warrant Road
Market Drayton
Shropshire
TF9 2JL
Tel: 01630 636035 - Service Manager
Helen Newton
Stoke Health Integrated Care
Tel: 01630 636482
Email Helen Newton
Useful links
These national websites offer further information on prison health care.
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) and our "Local Offer"
What is the Local Offer?
The local offer provides information for children and young people with special educational needs (SEND) and their parents or carers in a single place. You can find out more about information about this on our SEND reforms and Local Offers page.
Service Description
To deliver a Primary care health service for prisoners in custody at HMPYOI Stoke Heath. This includes:
- GP surgery
- minor injuries
- nurse triage
- Nurse-led clinics in diabetes, asthma, and mental health
What do you provide to children and young people with an additional need and or disability 0-25yrs?
Primary mental health and secondary mental health services.
Do you provide support for parents and carers?
No
Who can use our service? Age? Disability?
Prisoners allocated to HMPYOI Stoke Heath 21 years and above.
How to access our service (inc. referral routes)
Primary care services are available to all those assigned to HMPYOI Stoke Heath as prisoners.
When and where is our service available?
24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
How to find out about the service
Advertised on Her Majesties prisons website.
How can families contact the service?
Initial induction and assessment upon arrival at the establishment.
For external agencies: is the service free or charged?
Free
Is the service accredited? If so, by whom?
Accredited by the Care Quality Commission
How can families complain if they are not happy with the service?
All complaints are handled by our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) and Complaints teams.