§ 32. Dr. Strossasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many medical practitioners are employed full-time in prisons in England and Wales; and of these how many hold the Diploma of Psychological Medicine.
§ Dr. StrossWould it not be reasonable to ask that when any improvements are made in the service a special point should be made of ensuring that as many medical men as possible who serve full-time in the prisons should have the diploma and that outsiders coming in to assist should also, where possible, be skilled in psychological medicine?
§ Mr. SimonIn the case of applications relating to the prison service, the diploma is regarded as an advantage but not a prerequisite or essential, because the posts do not involve full-time psychiatric work. When an outside consultant is brought in, he is always a specialist.