§ Mr. Peter Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many hostels for the mentally ill there are in Northern Ireland as a whole and in each of the areas covered by the health boards, how many people are catered for in each of the board's areas; how many such institutions there are in the parliamentary constituency of Belfast, East; and how many people are catered for in that area.
§ Mr. John PattenThere are 23 hostels for the mentally ill in Northern Ireland, 18 provided by the health and social services board and five privately. A breakdown, by board area, for the latest available date, 31 December 1980, is as follows. Records are not held for parliamentary constituencies, but the figures in brackets give details for the East Belfast and Castlereagh district of the Eastern health and social services board.
hospitals in the parliamentary constituency of Belfast, East are allocated to the elderly confused on a short-stay basis to allow those caring for them to have a short break;
(2) how many beds in each of the hospitals in Northern Ireland are allocated to the elderly confused on a short-stay basis to allow those caring for them to have a short break;
435W(3) how many establishments there are for the elderly confused in Northern Ireland as a whole and in each of the areas covered by the health boards; how many places are available in each of these establishments; and what is the distribution of these establishments and places between each of the parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. John PattenAccommodation for the mentally confused elderly in Northern Ireland, including short-stay facilities, is provided both in residential homes and psychiatric hospitals. The number of residential places by health and social services board area is as follows. Records are not maintained for parliamentary constituencies but figures for the East Belfast and Castlereagh district of the Eastern health and social services board are shown in brackets. The number of hospital beds or short-stay places is not readily available.
Health and Social Services Board Number of Homes Number of Places Eastern (1)3 (30)90 Northern 2 71 Southern 1 30 Western 1 30 Northern Ireland total 7 221