§ Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what in-patient psychiatric units for adolescents are now available within the area of the Manchester Regional Hospital Board.
§ Dr. OwenAn in-patient psychiatric unit at the Parkside Hospital, Macclesfield, in the area of the former Manchester256W Regional Hospital Board, is available to adolescent patients from the North-Western Region.
A 32-place unit for adolescents has been completed at Prestwich Hospital, Bury, but its use for the intended purpose has been delayed by the lack of suitable applicants for appointment as consultant child psychiatrist. A 20–place secure adolescent unit at Prestwich is being planned.