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Doctors Urge NHS England Oversight as Prisoner’s Hunger Strike Reaches 20 Days

Clinicians say Teuta Hoxha’s condition constitutes a medical emergency.

Overview

  • More than 100 medical professionals have written to NHS England’s health and justice team and the HMP Peterborough governor requesting commissioning oversight of Hoxha’s care.
  • The letter reports prolonged blood sugar readings around 2.7 and warns of risks including electrolyte disturbance, hypoglycaemia and cardiac arrest.
  • Medics cite recent symptoms such as fever, persistent headache and vomiting and note she weighed 50kg on August 21 and would require specialist oversight when refeeding begins.
  • HMP Peterborough said it cannot discuss individuals but stated that prisoners have full access to meals and that anyone refusing food receives regular clinical and mental health support.
  • Hoxha has been remanded since November 2024 and is awaiting an April 2026 trial over an alleged Elbit Systems UK break‑in, while supporters say her protest seeks the return of recreation, a library job and withheld mail.