Prisoners ‘will not be denied medication’

STRIKING prison doctors yesterday rejected claims that new inmates could be denied medication.

Prisoners ‘will not be denied medication’
Wed, 05 May, 2004 - 01:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

Prison GPs who yesterday began a week-long strike were responding to comments from prison management. The country's 25 prison doctors are only providing emergency cover.

A spokesman for the Prison Service yesterday said the strike was causing a real difficulty.

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