tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462652546051300479.post2199652410021771452..comments2024-02-13T00:08:04.640+00:00Comments on NHS Vault: Prisonersrichard.bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10589364986804437392noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462652546051300479.post-75765634126278123092021-07-05T22:17:57.387+01:002021-07-05T22:17:57.387+01:00Nice post. We provide custom boxes at wholesale ra...Nice post. We provide custom boxes at wholesale rate. You can visit our site and get more information. <br /><a href="https://purecustomboxes.co.uk/custom-eyeliner-boxes-packaging-uk/" rel="nofollow"> Custom Eyeliner Boxes Packaging UK </a>Mark Adimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16452606805574479791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462652546051300479.post-54890094400338127962011-02-14T16:55:26.867+00:002011-02-14T16:55:26.867+00:00It's an interesting question. There are about ...It's an interesting question. There are about 84k prisoners which is the size of a largish constituency, but of course, they are spread between 140 or so prisons. It may be interesting to see which constituencies these prisons are in, and how many extra voters they would add. <br /><br />A very inaccurate average figure gives about 600 extra people per constituency (assuming no more than one prison per constituency). Looking at the actual capacity of prisons, the largest is 1500. <br /><br />There are 70 UK constituencies with majorities less than 1500, and 33 UK constituencies with majorities less than 600.<br /><br />Would prisoner votes be significant in a general election? I doubt it, although without finding out how many prisons are in marginals I cannot tell for sure.richard.bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589364986804437392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462652546051300479.post-57387316258592333372011-02-12T16:00:43.630+00:002011-02-12T16:00:43.630+00:00It is said that most prisoners would vote conserva...It is said that most prisoners would vote conservative:<br /><br />http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100072955/most-prisoners-would-vote-conservative/Dr Grumblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459592334604944530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462652546051300479.post-44129420049878875062011-02-12T10:56:45.683+00:002011-02-12T10:56:45.683+00:00The key question Richard is this: If prisoners had...The key question Richard is this: If prisoners had the vote, would our politicians be better at responding to prisoners needs?<br /><br />Of course, that doesn't change the fact that prisoner healthcare is a scandal. Even more so for Asylum-seekers.<br /><br />AFZalienfromzoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697239809192832680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462652546051300479.post-79777243941883999632011-02-10T19:36:50.967+00:002011-02-10T19:36:50.967+00:00You're absolutely right, access to healthcare ...You're absolutely right, access to healthcare should only be about need. <br /><br />The article I linked to also says:<br /><br /><i>the NHS provider “was judged better than the successful bidder on quality, delivery and risk.” He adds that price was “the only element the successful bidder beat us on”. </i><br /><br />This is the big scandal: the contract was awarded on price only, and because it was for prisoner care the other criteria (which would have been the most important for commissioning healthcare for the rest of us) were ignored.richard.bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589364986804437392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462652546051300479.post-65543215277864045272011-02-10T17:33:48.838+00:002011-02-10T17:33:48.838+00:00A friend (GP) who was had done locum prison work p...A friend (GP) who was had done locum prison work persuaded her new GP partners to bid for a prison contract, but the contract as specified made it impossible to provide the existing level of service she knew the prisoners' required. It was only possible to provide cheap enough care by cutting costs below that which she believed was safe, so they withdrew from their offer. I've been a GP columnist for the Inside Time (national prisoner's newspaper) for a few years and it's clear that there is a huge degree of unmet medical need (particularly psychological) in prison. Health care ought to be distributed according to need, which means that prisoner health should be a priority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com