HL Deb 14 October 1976 vol 375 cc643-4WA
Baroness WOOTTON of ABINGER

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many full-time and how many part-time psychiatrists are at present employed in the Prison Service.

Lord HARRIS of GREENWICH

  1. (a) Full-time:
    • 59 prison medical officers possess psychiatric qualifications;
  2. (b) Part-time:
    • 8 joint consultant forensic psychiatrists and 70 visiting psychotherapists attend on a part-time sessional basis.