§ Mr. Gristasked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number and capacity of registered homes for those patients released from psychiatric and mental hospitals
Number of homes* for: Number of registered places for: Area Mentally III Mentally Handicapped Mentally III Mentally Handicapped Voluntary Homes West Glamorgan … … … 1 — 10 — Wales … … … 1 — 10 — Private Homes Clwyd … … … 4 4 66 120 Gwynedd … … … 1 2 23 18 Wales … … … 5 6 89 138 * Mixed homes, i.e. those catering both for the mentally ill and mentally handicapped, are classified according to their major purpose.
§ Mr. Gristasked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of patients released in each area health authority from psychiatric and mental hospitals and units in each of the last five years, and the estimated number of such released
Number of discharges and deaths Area 1971 1972 1973 1974 Clwyd … … 2,048 1,986 2,186 2,250 Dyfed … … 1,490 1,550 1,490 1,362 Gwent … … 2,474 2,389 2,312 2,281 Gwynedd … … 114 119 174 169 Mid Glamorgan … … 2,292 2,247 2,204 2,211 Powys … … 310 313 304 374 South Glamorgan … … 1,792 1,740 2,108 2,198 West Glamorgan … … 814 850 995 992 It is estimated that approximately 90 per cent. of patients require some form of care or treatment following discharge.