§ Mr. Hudson Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what are the latest figures for people with psychiatric disorders attending hospital out-patient departments in Mid-Glamorgan; what is the comparable figure for the previous year; and what percentage in each case are patients under the age of 25 years.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe figures for 1980 and 1981 are given in the following table. Information is not held centrally on the ages of out-patients.
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Psychiatric Out-Patient Attendances: Mid-Glamorgan 1980 1981 New patients Total attendances New patients Total attendances Mental illness 1,267 13,178 1,375 12,235 Mental illness children 311 1,354 373 1,453 Adolescent psychiatry — — — —
§ Mr. Hudson Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Wales what are the latest figures for people with psychiatric disorders attending hospital out-patient departments in Wales; what is the comparable figure for the previous year; and what percentage in each case are patients under the age of 25 years.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe figures for 1980 and 1981 are given in the following table. Information is not held centrally on the ages of out-patients.
Psychiatric Out-patients: Wales 1980 1981 New Patients Total Attendances New Patients Total Attendances Mental illness 7,992 72,625 8,101 74,652 Mental illness children 1,955 8,465 2,258 9,311 Adolescent psychiatry 130 834 169 818