§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he has a target figure for the number of (a) physiotherapists, (b) occupational therapists, (c) clinical psychologists, (d) social workers in psychiatric hospitals and (e) psychiatrists required to work with the mentally ill in Scotland; and if he will state the current numbers employed in each category.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythTarget figures have not been set for these professions working with the mentally ill, the numbers employed being agreed by local management. 211 consultant psychiatrists work with the mentally ill in Scotland. 150 social workers employed by local authorities work in psychiatric hospitals or psychiatric units. For the other professions, the information is not held centrally in the form requested.
§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was, separately, the number of men and women in Scottish psychiatric hospitals for each of the years 1980 until 1986.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information requested is as follows:
Scottish Psychiatric Hospitals1: Residents Residents2 Male Female 1980 10,260 11,656 1981 9,997 11,607 1982 9,733 11,452 1983 9,519 11,320 1984 9,309 11,110 1985 8,952 10,967 1 Mental Illness and Mental Handicap. 2 At 31 December. Information for 1986 is not yet available.
§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a table in the Official Report showing the Scottish psychiatric hospitals and the number of patients in each hospital on 11 June.
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§ Mr. Michael ForsythInformation for the day in question is not held centrally. Psychiatric hospital inpatients statistics are published annually by health board area in "Scottish Health Statistics", a copy of which is available in the Library.
§ Mr. Tom Clarkeasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the number of patients, and their percentage of the total number of patients in Scottish psychiatric hospitals, who have been in Scottish psychiatric hospitals for (a) under one year, (b) under five years, (c) under 10 years, and (d) over 10 years.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe latest information available is as follows:
Distribution of residents1 in Scottish psychiatric hospitals2 by length of stay: 1985 Number Percentage Less than one year 5,229 26 Less than five years 9,896 49 Less than 10 years 12,085 61 10 years of more 7,834 39 Total 19,919 100 1 At 31 December. 2 Mental illness and mental handicap.