§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients and other mentally ill people(a) under 65 and (b) over 65 years are provided with beds or places in each type of accommodation illustrated in figure 2 of the Yates report by short and long stay.
§ Mr. BowisThis information is not available centrally for all the types of accommodation shown in figure 2 of the Yates report. The information forstaffed residential care homes is shown in the table.
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Residents in Staffed Residential Homes Caring Primarily for Mentally Ill People By Sector, Age and Length of Stay: 31 March 1987 to 31 March 1992 England Local Authority Voluntary Homes Private Homes All Homes Under 65 65 and over Under 65 65 and over Under 65 65 and over Under 65 65 and over Long Stay 1987 1,452 2,558 686 261 1,260 1,805 3,398 4,624 1988 1,585 2,607 1,009 537 1,941 3,814 4,535 6,958 1989 1,574 2,907 1,308 574 2,557 4,103 5,439 7,584 1990 1,610 2,870 1,632 733 3,102 4,732 6,344 8,335 1991 1,603 2,819 2,051 820 3,506 4,804 7,160 8,443 1992 1,529 2,569 2,408 1,079 3,865 5,247 7,802 8,895 Short Stay 1987 183 145 146 27 58 30 385 202 1988 283 148 189 20 91 100 563 266 1989 269 199 245 10 105 27 619 236 1990 230 173 254 8 143 14 627 195 1991 259 219 157 10 108 18 524 247 1992 271 182 285 27 142 16 698 225 Source: DH Return RAC5.
§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the figures are for the different types of provision illustrated in figure 3 of the Yates report.
Mental illness available beds—places: England Local Authority mentally ill and elderly mentally ill places Voluntary mentally ill and elderly mentally ill places Private-mentally ill and elderly mentally ill places Private hospital beds NHS other beds NHS main hospital beds 1982 4,173 1,603 764 1,994 15,145 68,555 1983 4,242 1,693 865 2,394 16,276 65,362 1984 4,363 1,952 1,219 2,176 16,969 61,795 1985 4,470 2,134 1,731 2,340 17,730 57,967 1986 7,549 2,377 4,151 3,165 18,771 53,434 1987–88 7,568 2,640 6,959 4,507 22,657 44,470 1988–89 7,916 2,648 7,680 5,862 19,712 43,287 1989–90 7,584 3,080 9,066 7,693 20,415 38,875 1990–91 7,715 3,508 9,724 10,772 21,246 33,993 1991–92 7,552 4,303 10,382 12,653 21,285 28,993
§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the source of theinformation about private hospital provision for mentally ill people given in the Yates report, published by her Department.
§ Mr. BowisThe source of this information is in the Korner return K036, "Private Hospitals, Homes and Clinics registered under Section 23 of the Registered Homes Act 1984", copies of which are available in the Library.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what redress, under the patients charter patients, or their family, have if they are not given a clear explanation of the treatment proposed, including any risks and any alternatives.
§ Dr. MawhinneyUnder the patients charter, patients have a general right to have complaints thoroughly investigated. If the patient is still unhappy about the way in which a complaint has been investigated then the patient may take the matter up with the Health Service Commissioner.
The patients charter has introduced the additional provision that if a patient believes that they have been denied a specific charter right, the patient or their family may write to the chief executive of the national health service who will arrange for the matter to be investigated.
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