The trust said it was making the decision in order to address recommendations in a Section 48 review by the CQC which was published following the conviction of Valdo Calocane  in January 2024 for the killings of Ian Coates, Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare's chief operating officer, Becky Sutton, said: ‘We can confirm that we have served notice on the offender health (prison healthcare) contracts that we currently deliver on behalf of NHS England.  

‘Following the Section 48 recommendations, our priority is to focus our capacity and resources on achieving the objectives of our Integrated Improvement Plan. We will be working closely with colleagues who are affected, partners at NHS England and prison services to support a smooth transition of services when a new provider is identified, and until that time our teams will continue to provide care in these settings.'

The announcement relates to services provided on behalf of NHSE at HMP Lincoln, HMP North Sea Camp, HMP Morton Hall, Swinderby short-term holding facility, HMP Fosse Way, HMP Nottingham, HMP Ranby and HMP Lowdham Grange. 

NHFT said colleagues would move across to new providers through Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) once new contracts had been awarded. 

An NHS England spokesperson said: ‘We are working with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to make sure care continues to be delivered safely at the custodial sites where we commission healthcare services until new providers are in place.'