§ Mrs. Wiseasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many beds have now been brought into use in Coventry for geriatric and psycho-geriatric patients; what is the ratio to the total number of residents aged 65 years and over; and what is the equivalent ratio nationally.
§ Mr. Deakins,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 6th August 1976; Vol. 916, c. 1175], circulated the following information:
There are 352 geriatric beds in the Coventry area, a ratio of 9.54 beds per
80Wyear are caused by poisoning by commonly-used analgesics.
§ Dr. Owen,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 6th August 1976; Vol. 916, c. 1168], circulated the following information:
The table shows for England and Wales the total deaths assigned to category N965 of the International Classification of Diseases, and to each sub-division of that category:
1,000 population aged 65 and over, compared with 8.46 beds in England. There are also 28 beds in the Coventry area specifically allocated for elderly severely mentally infirm patients aged 65 and over, a ratio of 0.76 beds per 1,000; elderly severely mentally infirm patients from the Coventry area are also admitted to the Central Hospital, Warwick.
Nationally, it is estimated that there are approximately 16,000 elderly severely mentally infirm patients in mental hospitals in England, equivalent to a ratio of 2.5 per 1,000 population aged 65 and over.