§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give(a) the total number of patients discharged from psychiatric hospitals or mental health units in each year since 1979 and (b) the number of places in mental health units in the community in each year since 1979.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe table shows the number of discharges from psychiatric hospitals or mental health units in each year since 1979. The number of places in mental health units in the community in each year since 1979 is not held centrally.
Year Numbers of discharges from mental illness and psychiatric units in Scotland 1979 25,116 1980 26,258 1981 26,512 1982 24,008 1983 26,271 1984 26,989 1985 27,675 1986 27,817 1987 28,613 1988 29,758 1989 29,620 1990 29,189