HC Deb 28 January 1997 vol 289 cc163-4W
Dr. Lynne Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health by what means the NHS executive monitors the implementation of the care programme approach for those patients discharged from psychiatric hospitals in under one week. [12604]

Mr. Burns

I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave her on 11 December 1996,Official Report, column 227.

Dr. Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will provide additional funding to the NHS for hospital care and aftercare for mentally disordered prisoners. [12603]

Mr. Burns

We have provided an additional £15 million for health authorities for 1997–98 for the care of mentally disordered offenders. Health authorities will be expected to provide support on the basis of £1 for every £2 of central funding, making £22.5 million in total. In addition, an extra £5 million has been allocated to health authorities for the current financial year for acute mental illness and this will include care for mentally disordered offenders.

Dr. Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many extra-contractual referrals of mentally ill patients to private hospitals(a) for England and (b) by region there were in each year since 1986. [12601]

Mr. Burns

This information is not available centrally.