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<p>NHS England has a mandated responsibility to support the equivalence of healthcare
across the detained estate. Since 2013, a number of measures have been introduced
to ensure this equivalence. This includes people in contact with the justice system
being a part of the CORE20+5 initiative to reduce health inequalities, as well as
identifying areas for service improvement across the detained estate.</p><p>In 2020,
NHS England and the Ministry of Justice introduced the Inclusive Workforce Programme,
which has been designed to support regional commissioners with recruitment and retention
across the health and justice workforce. This included a national benchmarking exercise
to ensure that actions taken by the regions and services are informed by data and
included the development of career and competence frameworks for all roles within
prison healthcare, including online courses introducing people to the career options
available in this setting.</p><p>The Inclusive Workforce Programme has recently undertaken
a range of online events to promote and help address a range of recruitment and retention
issues. There is also currently a marketing campaign being developed, under the larger
‘We are the NHS’ recruitment campaign, targeting student nurses to encourage them
into prison healthcare services. There is ongoing work by Health and Justice commissioners
to support retention of staff with all providers as well as market engagement to generate
quality provider and staff capacity across England.</p>
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