§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the age of each of the 16 men and five women at Rampton who have been waiting for over four years for a transfer to a National Health Service hospital; and what is the length of time each had been waiting and the reason, in each case for the delay.
§ Sir George YoungOne of the 16 men and one of the five women have now been transferred. The ages of the remaining ones, and the length of time that each has been waiting for a suitable place to become available in an appropriate NHS hospital are as follows:
Peroid of waiting Age Years Months Males— 24 4 1 26 5 6 28 4 11 29 5 5 31 4 4 36 4 — 36 4 1 38 5 11 40 4 — 40 4 11 48 4 3 56 5 4 56 4 6 60 4 2 65 4 5 Females— 33 7 5 35 4 1 36 5 3 37 4 11 I regret that information with regard to the exact causes of delay in each of these 21 cases is not readily available because the files are in action in various places, and the cost of obtaining it would be excessive.
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§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the age of the woman at Moss-Side who has been waiting for over four years for a transfer to a National Health Service hospital, the length of time she has been waiting and the reason for the delay.
§ Sir George YoungThe woman is aged 46 and has been waiting 4 years and 11 months for a transfer to a National Health Service hospital. The delay in securing her transfer, which I much regret, has been due to the pressure on beds at the mental handicap hospital which serves her home area and the need to give priority to urgent cases from the community.
§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the age of the man at Broadmoor who has been waiting for over four years for a transfer to a National Health Service hospital, the length of time he has been waiting and the reason for the delay.
§ Sir George YoungThe man is aged 42 and has now been waiting 5 years 4 months for a transfer to a National Health Service hospital. I understand that the delay in securing his transfer has been mainly because transfer to the NHS hospital in his home area, which would normally be expected to take such a patient, was difficult because of objections by relatives to having him in close proximity. His responsible medical officer feels that he is now well enough to be discharged directly to supervised hostel accommodation in the community and his recent recommendation to this effect is currently being considered by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department.