§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the number of hospital in-patient admissions on grounds of mental or psychiatric illness in each regional health authority area for each quarterly period from 1 April 1989.
§ Mr. DorrellProvisional figures for the financial year 1989–90 are shown in the table. It is not possible to produce a quarterly breakdown of these figures without incurring disproportionate cost.
Estimated Admissions, under the care of a Mental Illness Consultant, to National Health Service hospitals and units, by Regional Health Authority during 1989–90. Regional Health Authority Admissions Northern 14,100 Yorkshire 15,200 Trent 13,900 East Anglian 7,300 North West Thames 13,700 North East Thames 17,000 South East Thames 14,700 South West Thames 12,900 Wessex 12,800 Oxford 8,000 South Western 17,200 West Midlands 17,200 Mersey 10,000 North Western 18,700 SHAs 1,700 England 194,500 Note: Figures may not add due to rounding.