Table 5 Key recommendations for the prison service from the Bradley Report Executive Summary (2009)

- A study should be commissioned to consider the relationship between imprisonment for public protection sentences and mental health or learning disability issues.

- An evaluation of the current prison health screen should be undertaken in order to improve the identification of mental health problems at reception into prison.

- NHS commissioners should seek to improve the provision of mental health primary care services in prison.

- Prison mental health teams must link with liaison and diversion services to ensure that planning for continuity of care is in place prior to a prisoner's release, under the Care Programme Approach.

- Awareness training on mental health and learning disabilities must be made available for all prison officers.