§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is satisfied with the present level of community provision for the mentally ill.
§ Mr. John PattenWe are concerned to raise the level of community provision for the mentally ill, so that those mentally ill people now living in the community can receive a full range of support services, and so that people who are now in hospital but would be more suitably cared for in the community can be discharged to the right provision. Current ministerial initiatives, such as the development of co-ordinated systems of aftercare for schizophrenia under the "Helping the Community to Care"
Unit 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 Alvaston 17,433 16,713 18,031 16,811 18,282 Brighton 10,826 10,854 9,140 6,561 8,479 Crown Quay Lodge 15,426 14,883 16,814 18,243 26,771 Fazakerley 18,093 15,471 18,019 16,748 22,271 Glasgow 22,865 20,961 24,072 25,069 22,964 Leeds 21,749 19,671 15,635 18,378 25,758 Leicester 29,398 24,678 25,113 27,440 28,279 Newbury 22,568 21,773 23,096 25,897 25,977 Plawsworth 19,897 22,000 24,912 27,991 30,312 Southampton 26,792 26,225 26,908 27,386 32,760 South Wales 14,128 14,340 19,457 18,489 21,503 Walkden 29,330 27,827 28,537 28,906 31,917 West Midlands 22,458 20,825 23,353 28,867 36,474 Winterbourne 19,850 20,126 21,212 24,009 27,539 Woodhouse 24,756 23,627 22,676 22,108 24,158 Bridge House 35,019 32,427 31,223 31,120 36,694 Camberwell 87,506 107,978 134,088 138,207 152,402 Camden 12,104 9,363 7,342 8,120 13,847 Cedars Lodge 25,505 22,844 22,073 21,867 23,261 Lancelot Andrewes House 14,193 16,142 14,354 16,642 18,425 Pound Lodge 20,205 23,127 22,653 22,359 31,345 Spur House 46,407 44,042 49,260 47,330 49,959 West End House 22,600 23,759 24,566 19,233 23,933 Note: The figures quoted relate to the following:
(a) 1980 to 1982 to the calendar years.
(b) 1983 to the period 1 January to 20 December 1983.
(c) 1984 to the period 21 December 1983 to 18 December 1984.