§ Mr. K. Robinsonasked the Minister of Health if he will state for each region the number of applications considered by Mental Health Review Tribunals up to the latest date for which figures are available; and in how many cases the patient was discharged.
§ Mr. PowellThe following are the figures:
APPLICATIONS TO MENTAL HEALTH REVIEW TRIBUNALS TO 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1961 Region Number of applications considered Number of patients discharged Newcastle 25 3 Leeds 25 1 Sheffield 112 5 East Anglia 5 nil North West Metropolitan 62 6 North East Metropolitan 7 1 South East Metropolitan 14 3 South West Metropolitan 19 2 Oxford 11 4 South Western 50 7 Wales 30 5 Birmingham 25 2 Manchester 55 10 Liverpool 86 8 Wessex 19 1 Total 545 58