§ Lord Harris of Greenwichasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, following the annual report of the board of visitors to HM Prison Wandsworth, they will take immediate steps to improve the recruitment of nurses at the prison so that mentally ill prisoners and others who are sick can receive proper care and treatment. [HL4094]
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§ Lord Bassam of BrightonWandsworth prison has recently taken part in a nurse recruitment programme which involved use of the local papers and the "Return to Nursing" campaign.
As a consequence, the prison has interviewed a number of potential "E" grade nurses and an "I" grade clinical services manager. Although this will not fill all the vacancies, further recruitment measures and interviews are planned.