§ Mr. KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number, for each regional health authority, of in-patient residents in health service facilities for patients with a mental handicap for each year since 1981; and what proportion of the reduction in numbers is due to discharge and what proportion due to death, in each regional health authority.
§ Mr. Nicholas BennettThe information is not available in the exact form requested. There are no regional health authorities within Wales. The table gives information in respect of NHS hospital facilities in Wales for patients with a mental handicap. Deaths and discharges of patients from such facilities relate either to those patients resident at the end of the previous year or those who were admitted during the year.
Year Resident patients1 Discharges2 (Per cent.) Deaths2(per cent.) 1981 2,153 96.4 3.6 1982 2,103 96.3 3.7 1983 2,064 97.5 2.5 1984 1,962 97.5 2.5 1985 1,883 97.5 2.5 1986 1,792 97.5 2.5 1987 1,692 97.4 2.6 1988 1,582 97.1 2.9 1989 1,470 97.0 3.0 31990 1,335 97.5 2.5 1At 31 December, in NHS hospital facilities for patients with a mental handicap. 2As a percentage of all death and discharges during the year from NHS hospital facilities for patients with a mental handicap. 3Provisional.