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The article reports on the approval by the British government of a report that advocated reforms on the treatment of prisoners with mental health problems in 2009 in Great Britain. According to the report, it recommended the creation of mental health teams in the criminal justice system that will be supported by an independent team. It cites that the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health stressed that implementing the plans will allow communities to be safer.

The article reports on the inquiry made by the British Care Quality Commission to the health care provider Take Care Now after the death of 70-year-old David Gray in their custody in 2008 in Great Britain. It states that after Take Care doctor Daniel Ubani gave Grey a lethal dosage of diamorphine, Gray died. It cites that the provider was under contract with National Health Services (NHS) Cambridgeshire to render out-of-hours general physician services.

The article reports on the move of the British government in issuing £58 million to help alleviate the crisis in recruiting and retaining social workers in 2009 in Great Britain. It states that a portion of the funding will include the putting up of 200 university places for college graduates to undergo social work conversion courses for child protection. It cites that the funding will also sponsor a campaign that will allow 500 former social workers to go back to their work.