# Prison transfer delays. HM Inspectorate of Prisons, 'The long wait: A thematic review of delays in the transfer of mentally unwell prisoners' (February 2024)

**URL:** <https://forum.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/t/prison-transfer-delays-hm-inspectorate-of-prisons-the-long-wait-a-thematic-review-of-delays-in-the-transfer-of-mentally-unwell-prisoners-february-2024/3675>\
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— "This thematic review scrutinises access to mental health care in prisons. In 2022–23, we noted delays in mental health transfers in over three-quarters of our prison inspection reports."

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Full details available at: [https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/HM\_Inspectorate\_of\_Prisons,\_%27The\_long\_wait:\_A\_thematic\_review\_of\_delays\_in\_the\_transfer\_of\_mentally\_unwell\_prisoners%27\_(February\_2024)?id=180525-2128](https://www.mentalhealthlaw.co.uk/HM_Inspectorate_of_Prisons,_%27The_long_wait:_A_thematic_review_of_delays_in_the_transfer_of_mentally_unwell_prisoners%27_(February_2024)?id=180525-2128)