FOI 2026/1790

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, relating to hospital admissions of patients recorded as being in custody or transferred from a HM Prison Service establishment within your catchment area.

For the period from 1 January 2023 to the most recent date available, please provide:

1. The total number of inpatient admissions where the patient was recorded as being in custody or transferred from a HM Prison Service establishment.
2. For each admission, or in aggregate if individual records cannot be provided:
   • The patient’s recorded gender
   • The patient’s recorded ethnicity
   • The primary diagnosis or reason for admission, recorded by ICD-10 code or category
   • The specialty or department to which the patient was admitted (e.g. emergency medicine, general surgery, cardiology)

If any part of my request is too broad or unclear, I would appreciate your guidance on how to refine it.

For the following GM Commissioned activity, we have used the reporting period of 1^st January 2023 to 31^st April 2026 where the Source of Admission was code 39. Penal establishment, Court, or Police Station / Police Custody Suite.

1. Total Admissions 84

2. Person Stated Gender

Male                                  69

Female                              15

Ethnic Category

Asian or Asian British         7

Black or Black British         <5

Mixed                                <5

Other ethnic groups           16

White                                53

Not Recorded                    <5

Primary Procedure Chapter Description Reporting Episode

Arteries and Veins                                            <5

Diagnostic Imaging, Testing and Rehabilitation           <5

Eye                                                                 <5

Heart                                                               <5

Lower Digestive System                                   11

Lower Female Genital Tract                             <5

Male Genital Organs                                         <5

Miscellaneous Operations                                 <5

Mouth                                                              <5

Nervous System                                               <5

Other Bones and Joints                                    <5

Respiratory Tract                                              6

Skin                                                                 <5

Soft Tissue                                                       <5

Upper Digestive System                                   <5

Urinary                                                             <5

Not Recorded                                                   39

Main Specialty Description

Adult Mental Illness                      <5

Allied Health Professional             <5

Cardiology                                   <5

Clinical Haematology                    <5

Ear Nose and Throat                    <5

Emergency Medicine                    7

Endocrinology and Diabetes         <5

Gastroenterology                         12

General Internal Medicine             15

General surgery                           8

Geriatric Medicine                        <5

Gynaecology                                <5

Intensive Care Medicine               <5

Nursing                                        <5

Obstetrics                                    <5

Ophthalmology                             <5

Oral Surgery                                <5

Paediatrics                                   <5

Renal Medicine                            <5

Trauma & Orthopaedics               <5

Urology                                        <5