Take action
- Call Wormwood Scrubs health concerns line on 0117 240 1193
- Call Wormwood Scrubs health concerns line on 0208 588 3216
- Call the Care quality commission on 03000616161 (between 8:30AM and 5:30PM)
- Email the care quality commission enquiries@cqc.org.uk
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I am [calling/emailing] regarding Umer Khalid (prisoner number A4415FH) as I am concerned about the deterioration of his health since the beginning of his incarceration at Wormwood Scrubs. The prison must immediately provide Umer with:
- a wheelchair that is usable within his cell and the prison
- a neurology appointment
Wormwood Scrubs is gravely failing in its duty of care. Umer has lost the ability to walk and is in constant excruciating pain due to the prison’s medical neglect. Umer’s medical condition (muscular dystrophy) must be appropriately supported by the prison, as is required in the law.
After 10 months of incarceration and medical neglect by HMP Wormwood Scrubs, Umer has lost the ability to walk.
Not only are prison staff refusing to provide Umer with a wheelchair, they are now refusing to provide him with painkillers, leaving him in agony and unable to move unless he drags himself on the floor. The prison is effectively denying Umer access to fresh air, showers, visits and medical appointments.
Umer has a condition called muscular dystrophy that requires proper mobility and nutrition, as well as specialist care, all of which the prison have failed to provide. He has now been waiting for a neurology appointment for 12 weeks, whilst he can see his body deteriorating day by day. As of last week, Umer has been experiencing chest pain and shortness of breath.
Umer’s bail application on medical grounds was denied on April 21st, as the judge rules that HMP Wormwood Scrubs can manage Umer’s condition. In law, prisons are responsible for safeguarding prisoners’ health. In practice, prisons routinely deny prisoners access to healthcare, and facilitate the deterioration of prisoners’ bodies and minds.
We must keep the pressure up on HMP Wormwood Scrubs to implement its duty of care and provide Umer with appropriate healthcare