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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Prisoners denied dignity while receiving NHS care, watchdog finds

A woman having a mammogram at a hospital.
A woman having a mammogram at a hospital. Photograph: Daria Artemenko/Alamy

A female inmate remained handcuffed to a male prison officer while she had a mammogram, in an example of prisoners being denied their dignity while receiving NHS care, a watchdog has revealed.

The incident is highlighted in a report by the Health Services Safety Investigation Body (HSSIB) into the difficulties prisoners can face when they leave jail to see a GP or visit a hospital.

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