§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many National Health Service hospitals have psychiatric units; and how the figure compares with the number operating in 1978, 1979 and 1980.
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§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergThe latest date for which this information is available centrally is 31 December 1979 when there were 147 mental illness departments in general hospitals. The comparable figure for 1978 was 143.