§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients were discharged from mental illness hospitals for the latest available year(a) in total, (b) in under one month, (c) in under three months and (d) in under six months.
§ Mr. DorrellThe information available centrally is given in the following table. The number of discharges is greater than the number of patients treated as some will be admitted more than once in a year.
Discharges by duration of stay 1987–88 Mental illness specialty Number Total discharges 181,400 Length of stay Less than one month 117,960 One month or more but less than three months 45,250 Six months or more but less than one year 14,250