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Article 32 Provision of medical and other services and facilities

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(1)

The Scottish Ministers shall make arrangements for the provision at every prison to such extent as they consider necessary, of appropriate medical services and facilities for the maintenance of good health, the prevention of illness, the care of prisoners suffering from illness or the aftercare of such prisoners.

(2)

For the purposes of this rule, “medical services and facilities” includes any form of service or facility for the care of a person’s health.