SPSO (Scottish Public Services Ombudsman) Not Upheld

Scottish Prison Service

201102802 · Prisons › access to medical care/treatment · Decision date: 01 February 2012
Prison healthcare best practice

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Summary

Mr C, who is a prisoner, complained because he was unhappy with the delay in him being able to access the smoking cessation programme.

Our enquiries with the prison confirmed that prisoners are selected onto the programme in line with their liberation date and because of that, we were satisfied there had not been an unreasonable delay in Mr C's case. Therefore, we did not uphold his complaint.

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