HC Deb 30 January 1989 vol 146 cc38-9W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has undertaken into the relative standards of in-patient psychiatric hospital' accommodation and that available to discharged former patients.

Mr. Freeman

Several research projects about alternative provision to mental hospitals have been funded by the Department, and I will send the hon. Member a list and place a copy in the Library when this is ready.

In addition, Ministers have recently set in hand work to get a clearer picture of the development of services across the country for people with a mental illness. The objective is to provide Ministers with a properly informed basis for considering whether there are any steps it would be right and practical to take to improve the care of mentally ill people.

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