Offender Health

Welcome to the offender health pages of the Worcestershire Health Care NHS Trust (WHCNT) site.

The Offender Health Directorate of WHCNT is at the forefront of delivering modern primary care, mental health and substance misuse services for its client group. The care and management of patients in a custodial setting is becoming an increasingly important specialty in its own right and WHCNT is developing high quality, clinically effective services for this exceptionally vulnerable group of patients.  The Directorate is also seeking to expand its work beyond the borders of Worcestershire.

Prisons We Serve

HMP Hewell

HMP Hewell was created by an amalgamation of the three former prisons on this site - HMPs Blakenhurst, Brockhill and Hewell Grange - in June 2008. Each site caters for a different category of prisoner. House blocks 1-6 (formerly HMP Blakenhurst) hold adult male Cat B prisoners and function as a local prison, house block 7 (formerly HMP Brockhill) holds adult male Cat C prisoners, and house block 8 (formerly HMP Hewell Grange) holds male Cat D prisoner in open conditions. The prison primarily serves the Worcestershire, West Midlands and Warwickshire catchment area.  The prison operational capacity is 1431 prisoners.

HMP Long Lartin

HMP Long Lartin is a male adult prison in the high secure estate and holds both category A and B prisoners serving between 4 years and life. The prison operational capacity is 622 prisoners.

HMP Featherstone 2

HMP Featherstone 2 will be a new category C Trainer prison in South Staffordshire, housing 1,605 adult male prisoners.  Planned to open in March 2012, the prison will be fully occupied over a 6 or 7 month period.  WHCNT is bidding for all three healthcare contracts (primary care, mental health and substance misuse) at HMP Featherstone 2.

Contact Us

You can contact us through the Contact Us page. Please state that your enquiry relates to offender health.