§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many(a) early intervention teams, (b) crisis resolution teams and (c) assertive outreach teams (i) have been and (ii) will be established in the current financial year. [11524]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 31 October 2001]: The information available in response to the number of assertive outreach teams at (i) have been and (ii) will be established in the current financial year, is set out in the table.
Number of assertive outreach teams (AOTs) 1June 2001 22001–02 England 173 207 Northern and Yorkshire 30 31 Trent 19 20 West Midlands 20 22 North West 18 28 Eastern 20 21 London 24 31 South East 26 37 South West 16 17 1 Estimate as at the end of quarter one of the 2001–02 financial year. 2 Forecast for the end of the 2001–02 financial year taken at the end of quarter one. Source:
Quarterly Monitoring 2001–02
The precise numbers of early intervention teams and crisis resolution teams that (i) have been and (ii) will be established in the current financial year are being collected. A census earlier this year showed there were 35 crisis resolution teams and 12 early intervention teams in England.