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<p>People in prisons should receive the same standard and access to National Health
Service healthcare treatments and care as people in the community.</p><p>The National
Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published quality standards on
antenatal care (QS22) and antenatal and postnatal mental health (QS115). NICE quality
standards are concise sets of statements designed to drive quality improvements within
a particular area of care and cover the NHS, public health and social care. The Department
does not have any arrangements for monitoring the uptake of NICE quality standards
centrally as they are not mandatory, however health and care commissioners are expected
to take them fully into account.</p><p>NHS England is responsible for commissioning
healthcare services in prisons in England. It is working closely with Public Health
England and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service on a review of how current
practice meets the gender specific standards for women in prison to improve health
and wellbeing, published in March 2019, which include standards around the care of
pregnant and post pregnant women.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>
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