§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of in-patient admissions to psychiatric hospitals has involved the use of the compulsory provision of the Mental Health Act 1988 for each year since its implementation.
§ Mr. BowisThe information requested, which relates to the Mental Health Act 1983, is shown in the table:
Year Per cent. 1983 8 1984 7 1985 7 1986 7 1987–88 7 1988–89 7 1989–90 7 Notes:
The figures from which the percentages between 1983 and 1986 were calculated, were collected by the mental health inquiry from all mental illness and mental handicap hospitals and units, and include figures from special hospitals and private nursing homes. These were based on calendar years. From 1987–88, the figures refer to financial year and were collected on forms KH15—from all NHS facilities—and K037—from private nursing homes—and also directly from the Special Hospitals Service Authority.
§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate she has made of(a) how much money has been saved by the closure of psychiatric hospitals and (b) where these savings have been spent; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. BowisThe information is not available centrally. We have made it clear that any money released from the closure of a mental hospital should be reinvested in community-based services for the same client group.