The role of primary care in supporting imprisoned women with mental illness

People with severe mental illness (SMI) have a life expectancy that is reduced by up to 20 years compared with the general population, and primary care has a key role in reducing this mortality gap.1 Providing primary care in the prison setting requires special consideration. People in prison have multiple complex health and social care needs.2 There are up to 80 000 people in prison in England and Wales at any one time, and imprisoned women...