§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many psychogeriatric assessment units are planned to be open in 1977–78;
446W18 years of age presently detained in Broadmoor special hospital;
(2) how many (a) males and (b) females under 18 years of age are at present detained in Broadmoor special hospital.
§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many (a) males and (b) females under 18 years of age are at present detained in Broadmoor special hospital.
§ Mr. Ogdenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many children aged 14, 15, 16 and 17 years, respectively, are at present detained in Broad-moor special hospital; and what is the length of stay for each person under 18 years presently detained in Broadmoor special hospital.
§ Mr. Ridsdaleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what is the classified disorder of each person under 18 years presently detained in Broadmoor special hospital;
(2) what is the nature of the offence, if any, of each person under 18 years presently detained in Broadmoor special hospital.
Mr. Alan Lee Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services under which sections of the Mental Health Act 1959 the under-18 year olds presently in Broad moor special hospital are detained.
§ Mr. MoyleThe following table gives details of patients under the age of 18 years at present detained in Broadmoor special hospital.
(2) how many psychogeriatric assessment units there are run by the National Health Service in the region of the constituency of the hon. Member for Essex, South-East; and how many psychogeriatric assessment units there are run jointly 447W by local authority social services departments and health authorities.
§ Mr. McCrindleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is satisfied that an adequate number of psycho-geriatric assessment units are already in existence or planned in order to meet future needs.
§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is satisfied that an adequate number of psychogeriatric assessment units are already in existence or planned in order to meet future needs.
§ Mr. O'Halloranasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many psychogeriatric assessment units there are run by the National Health Service in the area of the constituency of the hon. Member for Islington North; and how many psychogeriatric assessment units there are run jointly by local authority social services departments and health authorities.
§ Mr. Weetchasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many psycho-geriatric assessment units there are run by the National Health Service in Ipswich and Essex in general; and how many psychogeriatric assessment units there are run jointly by local authority social services departments and health authorities.
§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many psychogeriatric assessment units there are run by the National Health Service in the constituency of the hon. Member for Leicester, West; and how many psycho-geriatric assessment units there are run jointly by local authority social services departments and health authorities.
§ Mr. Bidwellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many psychogeriatric assessment units there are run by the National Health Service in the constituency of the hon. Member for Ealing, Southall; and how many psycho-geriatric assessment units there are run jointly by local authority social services departments and health authorities.
§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many psychogeriatric assessment units there are 448W run by the National Health Service in each of the regions; and how many psychogeriatric assessment units there are run jointly by local authority social services departments and health authorities.
§ Mr. MoyleProvision of psycho-geriatric assessment facilities varies according to local circumstances ranging from special units to the designation of a few beds for joint use by the consultant psychiatrist and consultant geriatric physician. Facilities may be located in either psychiatric or geriatric medicine departments. Information about psycho-geriatric assessment provision is incomplete and the total number of beds currently in use for the purpose or planned is not known. This matter will be pursued with regional health authorities in discussions within the context of the NHS planning system. Psychogeriatric assessment is a health service function. A few social service departments, with the cooperation of the area health authority, provide short stay residential care to assess whether some potential residents of old peoples' homes might be more suitably accommodated in homes specifically for elderly mentally infirm residents. Statistics are not collected on a constituency basis.