§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of mental health patients in accommodation(a) directly provided or run by a local authority and (b) approved by but not directly provided or run by a local authority in (i) 1980, (ii) 1985, (iii) 1990 and (iv) 1995. [23267]
§ Mr. BowisThe available information on the number of people in residential care homes is shown in the table. Information is not available centrally for 1980 and 1985 in this form.
Notes:
Residents in residential care homes for people with mental illness1 England at 31 March Numbers and percentages 1990 1995 Local authority homes2 Residents in homes for mentally ill people 4,885 4,070 Percentage3 in homes for mentally ill people 4.6 6.1 Independent sector homes4 Residents in homes for mentally ill people 10,620 16,265 Percentage3 in homes for mentally ill people 6.0 7.3 1Includes homes for elderly people who are mentally infirm.
2Local authority staffed homes. At 31 March 1995 there were also 1,400 people with mental illness accommodated in local authority unstaffed homes.
3 Calculated as the percentage of all residents in local authority and independent sector homes respectively.
4 Residential care homes registered under the Registered Homes Act 1984. Excludes small homes registered under the Registered Homes (Amendment) Act 1991.
Source:
Department of Health annual statistical returns.