§ Mr. Hannamasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if the figures are yet available for each district health authority and for each regional health authority of the number of young people between the ages of 16 and 19 years living in long-stay mental handicap hospitals; and, for each authority, what is the number living in (a) units of 25 or more beds, and (b) units of under 25 beds at 31 December 1984; 213W
- (2) what is the number of children on short-term placements in long-stay mental handicap hospitals for each district health authority and each regional health authority as at 31 December 1984; and, for each authority, what is the number of units of (a) 25 or more beds, and (b) under 25 beds;
- (3) what were the numbers of children in long-stay mental handicap hospitals at 31 December 1984 for each district health authority and each regional health authority; and, for each authority, what was the number living in units of (a) 25 or more beds and (b) under 25 beds.
§ Mr. Whitney[pursuant to his reply, 25 November 1985, c. 508]: Mental handicap hospitals and units are not
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Residents at 31 December 1984 in mental handicap hospitals and units in England Mental handicap hospitals and hospital units Small NHS mental handicap units in the Community All Regional and district health authority No. of residents Less than 25 beds No. of residents 25 or more beds No. of residents No. or residents Under 16 16–18 Under 16 16–18 Under 16 16–18 Under 16 16–18 years years years years years years years years NORTHERN REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY RHA Total 80 83 — — 70 77 10 6 Hartlepool — — — — — — — — North Tees 11 8 — — 11 8 — — South Tees — — — — — — — — East Cumbria 6 1 — — — — 6 1 South Cumbria — — — — — — — — West Cumbria 8 5 — — 8 5 — — Darlington 9 10 — — 8 9 1 1 Durham 26 20 — — 26 20 — — North West Durham — — — — — — — — South West Durham — — — — — — — — Northumberland 20 39 — — 17 35 3 4 Gateshead — — — — — — — — Newcastle — — — — — — — — North Tyneside — — — — — — — — South Tyneside — — — — — — — — Sunderland — — — — — — — — YORKSHIRE REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY RHA Total 68 81 — — 63 79 5 2 Hull 21 11 — — 16 9 5 2 East Yorkshire — — — — — — — — Grimsby — — — — — — — — Scunthorpe 4 5 — — 4 5 — — Northallerton — — — — — — — — York 11 9 — — 11 9 — — Scarborough — — — — — — — — Harrogate — 1 — — — 1 — — Bradford 6 9 — — 6 9 — — Airedale 1 — — — 1 — — — Calderdale 4 6 — — 4 6 — — Huddersfield — — — — — — — — Dewsbury — — — — — — — — Leeds Western — — — — — — — — Leeds Eastern 9 18 — — 9 18 — — Wakefield 12 22 — — 12 22 — — Pontefract — — — — — — — — TRENT RHA RHA Total 100 98 24 8 62 85 14 5 North Derbyshire 12 6 12 4 — 2 — — South Derbyshire 14 8 — — — 5 14 3 Leicestershire 14 15 — — 14 15 — — North Lincolnshire 14 13 — — 14 13 — — classified by the length of time residents stay. The available information for all mental handicap hospitals and units is given in the table. Most of the small NHS mental handicap units in the community have fewer than 25 beds, but the table includes a few units with exactly 25 beds.
The figures include children and young people admitted for a few weeks, or an even shorter period, for short-term care or assessment, and those who spend part of their time at home and part in National Health Service care. Separate figures are not available centrally for these categories of residents.
As information on the 16–19 age group is not collected centrally, the table gives numbers of young people aged 16–18, which is the nearest equivalent.
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Mental handicap hospitals and hospital units Small NHS mental handicap units in the Community All Regional and district health authority No. of residents Less than 25 beds No. of residents 25 or more beds No. of residents No. of residents Under 16 16–18 Under 16 16–18 Under 16 16–18 Under 16 16–18 years years years years years years years years Bassetlaw 6 — 6 — — — — — Central Nottinghamshire 7 15 — — 7 15 — — Nottingham 13 11 — — 13 11 — — Barnsley — 1 — — — 1 — — Doncaster 2 2 — — 2 2 — — Rotherham 9 8 — — 9 8 — — Sheffield 7 14 6 4 1 8 — 2 EAST ANGLIAN REGIONAL HEALTH AREA RHA Total 32 45 — — 32 45 — — Cambridge 11 10 — — 11 10 — — Peterborough 3 4 — — 3 4 — — West Suffolk — 2 — — — 2 — — East Suffolk 8 9 — — 8 9 — — Norwich 6 16 — — 6 16 — — Great Yarmouth 4 4 — — 4 4 — — West Norfolk and Wisbech — — — — — — — — Huntingdon — — — — — — — — NORTH WEST THAMES REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY RHA Total 52 63 9 8 43 55 — — North Bedfordshire 5 4 — — 5 4 — — South Bedfordshire — — — — — — — — North Hertfordshire — — — — — — — — East Hertfordshire — — — — — — — — North West Hertfordshire 28 24 — — 28 24 — — South West Hertfordshire 5 16 — — 5 16 — — Barnet 5 11 — — 5 11 — — Harrow — — — — — — — — Hillingdon — — — — — — — — Hounslow and Spelthorne — — — — — — — — Ealing — — — — — — — — Brent 9 8 9 8 — — — — Paddington and North Kensington — — — — — — — — Hammersmith and Fulham — — — — — — — — Victoria — — — — — — — — NORTH EAST THAMES REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY RHA Total 69 66 — — 57 57 12 9 Basildon and Thurrock 10 13 — — 10 13 — — Mid Essex 7 9 — — 7 9 — — North East Essex 20 24 — — 17 19 3 5 West Essex — — — — — — — — Southend — — — — — — — — Barking, Havering and Brentwood 9 9 — — 9 9 — — Hampstead — — — — — — — — Bloomsbury — — — — — — — — Islington — — — — — — — — City and Hackney — 1 — — — — — — Newham — — — — — — — — Tower Hamlets 8 — — — — — 8 — Enfield 11 3 — — 11 3 — — Haringey — — — — — — — — Redbridge — — — — — — — — Waltham Forest 4 7 — — 3 4 1 3 SOUTH EAST THAMES REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY RHA Total 115 63 — 1 88 62 27 — Brighton 5 9 — — 5 9 — — Eastbourne — 1 — — — 1 — — Hastings 4 5 — — 4 5 — — South East Kent 23 3 — — 15 3 8 — Canterbury and Thanet 5 11 — — 5 11 — — 218W 219W
Mental handicap hospitals and hospital units Small NHS mental handicap units in the Community All Regional and district healthy authority No. of residents Less than 25 beds No. of residents 25 or more beds No. of residents No. of residents Under 16 16–18 Under 16 16–18 Under 16 16–18 Under 16 16–18 years years years years years years years years Dartford and Gravesham 16 6 — 1 16 5 — — Maidstone — — — — — — — — Medway 19 — — — — — 19 — Tunbridge Wells 5 4 — — 5 4 — — Bexley — — — — — — — — Greenwich 15 15 — — 15 15 — — Bromley 23 8 — — 23 8 — — West Lambeth — — — — — — — — Camberwell — — — — — — — — Lewisham and North Southwark — 1 — — — 1 — — SOUTH WEST THAMES REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY RHA Total 68 97 15 10 51 82 2 5 North West Surrey 4 8 — — 2 3 2 5 West Surrey and North East Hampshire — 1 — — — 1 — — South West Surrey — — — — — — — — Mid Surrey 3 4 — — 3 4 — — East Surrey 10 17 — — 10 17 — — Chichester — — — — — — — — Mid Downs 13 5 — — 13 5 — — Worthing District — 6 — — — 6 — — Croydon 4 5 — — 4 5 — — Kingston and Esher — — — — — — — — Richmond, Twickenham and Roehampton 1 2 — — 1 2 — — Wandsworth — 3 — — — 3 — — Merton and Sutton 33 46 15 10 18 36 — — WESSEX REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY RHA Total 153 98 — — 29 38 124 60 East Dorset 43 6 — — — — 43 6 West Dorset 17 7 — — — 1 17 6 Portsmouth and South East Hampshire 30 29 — — 28 15 2 14 Southampton and South West Hampshire 18 16 — — 1 9 17 7 Winchester 8 4 — — — — 8 4 Basingstoke and North Hampshire 5 3 — — — — 5 3 Salisbury 9 2 — — — — 9 2 Swindon 8 21 — — — 13 8 8 Bath District 9 4 — — — — 9 4 Isle of Wight 6 6 — — — — 6 6 OXFORD REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY RHA Total 73 88 7 1 59 70 7 17 East Berkshire 11 17 — — 11 17 — — West Berkshire 17 28 — — 17 14 — 14 Aylesbury Vale 7 9 — — 7 9 — — Wycombe — — — — — — — — Milton Keynes — — — — — — — — Kettering 7 1 7 1 — — — — Northampton 24 21 — — 24 21 — — Oxfordshire 7 12 — — — 9 7 3 SOUTH WESTERN REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY RHA Total 106 102 8 — 25 42 73 60 Bristol and Weston 8 3 — — 8 3 — — Frenchay 15 21 — — 15 21 — — Southmead 2 8 — — 2 8 — — Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 31 17 — — — — 31 17 220W 221W
Mental handicap hospitals and hospital units Small NHS mental handicap units in the Community All Regional and district health authority No. of residents Less than 25 beds No. of residents 25 or more beds No. of residents No. of residents Under 16 16–18 Under 16 16–18 Under 16 16–18 Under 16 16–18 years years years years years years years years Exeter 14 21 — — — 1 14 20 North Devon — 3 — — — — — 3 Plymouth 12 5 8 — — — 4 5 Torbay 17 5 — — — 1 17 4 Cheltenham — — — — — — — — Gloucester 7 11 — — — — 7 11 Somerset — 8 — — — 8 — — WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY RHA Total 83 101 4 1 55 85 24 15 Bromsgrove and Redditch — — — — — — — — Herefordshire 7 2 — — — — 7 2 Kidderminister and District 15 28 — — 15 28 — — Worcester and District — — — — — — — — Shropshire — — — — — — — — Mid Staffordshire 3 — — — — — 3 — North Staffordshire 6 19 — — 3 14 3 5 South East Staffordshire — — — — — — — — Rugby — — — — — — — — North Warwickshire 6 10 4 1 2 9 — — South Warwickshire 9 3 — — 9 3 — — Central Birmingham — — — — — — — — East Birmingham — — — — — — — — North Birmingham — — — — — — — — South Birmingham — 1 — — — 1 — — West Birmingham — — — — — — — — Coventry 7 4 — — — — 7 4 Dudley 8 10 — — 8 10 — — Sandwell — — — — — — — — Solihull 3 3 — — — — 3 3 Walsall 19 21 — — 18 20 1 1 Wolverhampton — — — — — — — — MERSEY REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY RHA Total 28 32 — — 28 32 — — Chester — — — — — — — — — Crewe 6 8 — — 6 8 — — Halton 4 7 — — 4 7 — — Macclesfield — — — — — — — — Warrington 2 3 — — 2 3 — — Liverpool (Central and Southern) — — — — — — — — Liverpool (Eastern) 14 14 — — 14 14 — — St. Helens and Knowsley — — — — — — — — Southport and Formby 2 — — — 2 — — — South Sefton — — — — — — — — Wirral — — — — — — — — NORTH WESTERN RHA RHA Total 47 57 — — 12 40 35 17 Lancaster 7 14 — — 6 12 1 2 Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde — — — — — — — — Preston 2 2 — — — — 2 2 Blackburn, Hyndbum and Ribble Valley 5 9 — — 1 7 4 2 Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale 4 14 — — 2 12 2 2 West Lancashire 4 7 — — — 7 4 — Chorley and South Ribble — — — — — — — — Bolton 3 — — — — — 3 — Bury 3 1 — — — — 3 1 North Manchester — — — — — — — — Central Manchester — — — — — — — — South Manchester — — — — — — — — Oldham — — — — — — — — Rochdale 10 7 — — — — 10 7 Salford 3 2 — — 3 2 — — 222W
Mental handicap hospitals and hospital units Small NHS mental handicap units in the Community All Regional and district health authority No. of residents Less than 25 beds No. of residents 25 or more beds No. of residents No. of residents Under 16 16–18 Under 16 16–18 Under 16 16–18 Under 16 16–18 years years years years years years years years Stockport — — — — — — — — Tameside and Glossop 6 1 — — — — 6 1 Trafford — — — — — — — — Wigan — — — — — — — —