§ 29. Mr. Luceasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many mentally sick people are discharged from 302W special psychiatric and other hospitals without receiving after-care services.
§ Sir K. JosephIn 1970, the latest year for which information is at present available, more than 90 per cent. of hospital patients treated for mental illness were recommended for some form of aftercare. Recommendations for after-care other than as outpatient or day patient are referred to the family doctor or local authority social services department.