§ Mr. Proctorasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) what information he has available to him regarding the frequency of use of electro-convulsive therapy;
(2) if he will list in the Official Report those mental hospitals which use electro-convulsive therapy;
(3) what information is available to him regarding the number of patients who receive electro-convulsive therapy in the course of their treatment in mental hospitals.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergIn 1980—the latest year For which figures are available—the total number of courses of treatment completed in NHS mental illness hospitals and units in England was 24,743; 160,251 treatments were given.
I am obtaining a list of the hospitals in which such treatments were given in 1980 and will send it to my hon. Friend.