Data story
19/01/2021Each week we present analysis of data in chart form to illustrate some key issues and invite discussion. This week, with new data showing that coronavirus infections rose more rapidly across the prisoner population in December than they did across the general population, Dr Miranda Davies and Eilís...
Blog post
22/09/2020 Dr Miranda Davies Eilís KeebleWhile there have been fewer cases of Covid-19 cases in prisons than initially feared, rates of the virus have still been higher than in the wider community. Miranda Davies and Eilís Keeble look at why that might be, and the wider implications of lockdown restrictions on prisoners’ physical and me...
Press release
26/02/2020New research shows four in ten hospital appointments made for prisoners are cancelled or missed and that over one in ten pregnant prisoners gave birth either in prison or on their way to hospital in 2017/18.
Blog post
26/02/2020 Dr Miranda DaviesAs we publish our new research today on prisoners’ use of health care, we spoke to lead author Dr Miranda Davies about the project.
Presentation
31/01/2019A taster of early findings from analysis of prisoners' use of inpatient hospital services in 2017/18, current Nuffield Trust research in progress and potential uses of hospital data to better …
Press release
01/11/2018A lack of data means we are flying blind when it comes to understanding prisoners’ health needs and how to meet them.
Blog post
05/09/2018 Dr Miranda DaviesAs the prisoner health project continues, it’s become clear to Miranda Davies there are different gaps in knowledge. In this blog, she looks at what we know (or don’t know) about pregnant women in prison, and what our research will do about it.
Blog post
20/04/2018 Dr Miranda DaviesMiranda Davies looks at the perceptions that people have about prisons, and how they might affect the health care that prisoners receive.
Blog post
13/03/2018 Dr Miranda DaviesAt the start of a new project, Dr Miranda Davies looks at how prisoner and staff numbers impact on health and care, and explains what our new research will do.