§ Mr. Pardoeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the estimated number of people receiving private treatment for mental health in National Health Service hospitals in each of the years 1966 to 1971;the estimated number of people receiving treatment for mental health through the National Health Service in the same years; and the percentage of the population that each of these figures represents.
§ Sir K. JosephThe statistics available on treatment for mental disorder in National Health Service hospitals do not distinguish between private and National Health Service patients. The numbers of patients receiving private treatment are thought to be very small.