§ Sir Alastair GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many mental illness hospital beds have been(a) opened and (b) closed in each health authority in England and Wales in the last year for which figures are available. [72579]
§ Mr. HuttonThis information is not available centrally.
A national inquiry has been set up to give advice on the future number, mix and use of NHS beds in England. This inquiry has recently been extended to include psychiatric services which will cover the whole age range from child and adolescent mental health services through to services for older people and to consider services for learning disabilities. The inquiry's findings will be published in spring 1999.
§ Sir Alastair GoodladTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much was spent in England and Wales in the last year on the care and treatment of patients suffering from schizophrenia; and what percentage that figure represents of total expenditure on(a) mental and (b) all health services. [72578]
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§ Mr. HuttonOver £2,767 million was spent on National Health Service care and treatment of patients suffering from a mental illness in 1997–98 in England, but we cannot break this down to separately identify each condition such as schizophrenia. The total expenditure on the purchase of healthcare for 1997–98 was nearly £28,956 million.