§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will estimate the number of persons aged between 16 and 21 years who are currently resident in long-stay mental hospitals in Wales.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe number of persons aged between 16 and 21 years who were resident in mental hospitals and units on 5 April 1985 is provisionally estimated to have been 163. Of these, 118 were resident in mental handicap hospitals/units and 45 in mental illness hospitals/units.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many persons, who had been immediately previously resident for a period in excess of 12 months in long-stay hospitals in Wales, have over the past 12 months been brought out of such hospitals to reside within the community.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe number of persons discharged from mental hospitals and units during 1984 to reside in the community, having immediately previously been resident in an instituttion for over 12 months, is estimated to have been 185. Of these, 142 were discharged from mental illness hospitals/units and 43 from mental handicap hospitals/units.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the joint funding projects in Wales geared to helping integrate persons resident in long-stay mental hospitals into the community, indicating those authorities involved in such schemes and the amount of funding associated with each project.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe schemes listed below either fully offer places in the community to patients from long-stay mental hospitals or are projects capable of so doing. 217W In addition, the all Wales strategy for the development of services for the mentally handicapped places emphasis on community based initiatives. An additional £5 million is
Authorities Scheme Duration Total funding from all joint financing authorities* £ million Clwyd Health Authority and Clwyd Social Services Department 12 place residential unit for EMI at Colwyn Bay 13 years 0.557 Clwyd Health Authority and Clwyd Social Services Department Extension of Rhyddlan Resettlement Team 13 years 0.294 Dyfed County Council, East Dyfed Health Authority and Pembrokeshire Health Authority Mental Illness Services to enable people to move from St. David's Hospital, Carmarthen to more appropriate community care 10 years 2.222 Dyfed County Council and East Dyfed Health Authority Llanelli Area Mental Health Team 7 years 0.133 Dyfed County Council and Pembrokeshire Health Authority Pembrokeshire Area Mental Health Team 7 years 0.176 Gwent Health Authority and Gwent Social Services Department Newport Day Centre for the promotion of Mental Health 5 years 0.433 Gwent Health Authority and Gwent Social Services Department Care of elderly confused people in residential homes 7 years 2.420 Gwent Health Authority and MIND Group Halfway House for the mentally ill 8 years 0.079 Gwynedd Health Authority, Gwynedd Social Services Departments and Voluntary Organisations Abbey Road Centre 3 years †0.064 Mid Glamorgan Health Authority and South Wales Federated Housing Association Housing for the mentally handicapped at Porthcawl 10 years 0.031 Mid Glamorgan Health Authority and South Wales Federated Housing Association Bridgend, staffed house for mentally handicapped 10 years 0.093 Powys Health Authority and Powys Social Services Department Establishment of hostel for mentally ill persons in Powys 9 years 0.458 Powys Health Authority and Powys Social Services Department Community homes for the mentally ill in Powys 10 years 0.456 Powys Health Authority, Powys Social Services Department, Local District Councils and Housing Associations Aids and adaptations for people moving into community from hospital 7 years 0.181 South Glamorgan Health Authority, South Glamorgan County Council and Cardiff City Council NIMROD project 7 years 2.932 South Glamorgan Health Authority and South Glamorgan Social Services Department Day care provision for mentally handicapped 10 years 1.428 South Glamorgan Health Authority and South Glamorgan Social Services Department Day Centre for mentally ill in Cardiff 5 years 0.233 South Glamorgan Health Authority and South Glamorgan Social Services Department Additional staffing for Elms Day Centre for Mentally Ill 7 years 0.100 West Glamorgan Health Authority and West Glamorgan Social Services Department Special care unit 6 years 0.701 West Glamorgan Health Authority and West Glamorgan Social Services Department Minibus for special care unit 6 years 0.062 West Glamorgan Health Authority and West Glamorgan Social Services Department Transfer of mentally handicapped people from Drymma Hall Hospital into the community 12 years 0.743 * At 1985–86 cash prices. † Abbey Road Project: This represents the Welsh Office contribution to the Scheme. Contributions from the Health Authority and Social Services Department have yet to be finalised.