Table 1
Rates of service use among prisoners (per ADP year) and age adjusted community populations (per person year)
| Type of service | Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prisoners | Community | Prisoners | Community | ||||
| Healthcare worker (nurse) consultations | 23 | 0.3 | 59 | 0.3 | |||
| Doctor consultations | 10 | 2.0 | 20 | 4.3 | |||
| Doctor consultations (adjusted) | 6 | — | 14 | — | |||
| Admissions to health care centre beds | 0.70 | — | 3.02 | — | |||
| Admissions to NHS hospital beds | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.16 | 0.18 | |||
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Source: Morbidity Statistics from General Practice. Fourth national study, 1991–1992. OPCS. Source: Home Office statistics 1996/97.
