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Problem periods, women’s health research and support for domestic and sexual abuse victims are among the government’s priorities.

• Updated: 17 January 2024

Public consultation launched on first UK-wide guidelines for clinical treatment of harmful drinking and alcohol dependence.

• Updated: 16 October 2023

Consultation launched to make lifesaving medicine which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose available to more frontline workers.

• Updated: 3 August 2021

Pregnant women in custody who do not pose a high risk of harm to the public will be temporarily released from prison.

• Updated: 31 March 2020

Minister of State Lucy Frazer QC MP has made a statement on preparedness to deal with coronavirus (COVID-19) in prisons.

• Updated: 12 March 2020

Prison services could reduce drug-related harms by avoiding releasing vulnerable prisoners on a Friday, the ACMD has today advised the Home Secretary.

• Updated: 12 June 2019

Organisations can apply for a share of up to £150,000 to develop a remote health monitoring and viewing platform for the police.

• Updated: 22 January 2019

A £9 million project to clamp down on drugs supply and consumption at a single prison, with a major emphasis on tackling addiction, has been announced by Justice Secretary David Gauke.

• Updated: 26 July 2018

Reports on the introduction of opt-out blood-borne viruses (BBV) testing in prisons.

• Updated: 12 December 2017

JJoint letter from Department of Health, National Offender Management Service and National Treatment Agency confirming funding allocations for substance misuse services in adult prisons in England for 2011/12.

• Updated: 31 March 2011

Joint letter from Department of Health, National Offender Management Service and National Treatment Agency.

• Updated: 31 March 2011