§ 27. Mr. Ryanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what studies his Department has undertaken to assess the relationship between the mental relapse rate and the scope of community care.
§ Mr. SnowAmong the relevant studies are a local study undertaken by my Department with the Sheffield Regional Hospital Board and Nottingham University; studies by the Medical Research Council Social Psychiatry Unit, to which the Department contributes, and by the Medical Research Council Clinical Psychiatry Unit with the co-operation of the South West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board; and studies by the Institute of Psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital and by the National Institute for Social Work Training.