HC Deb 10 December 1986 vol 107 cc216-7W
Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the Government's estimated number of heroin addicts using National Health Service drug rehabilitation centres in each year since 1979 and the number who have ceased to be addicts.

Mrs. Currie

I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

Mr. Dobson

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many in-patient beds for heroin addicts are available in the National Health Service region by region.

Mrs. Currie

In-patient beds are not set aside for the treatment of heroin addicts and most people admitted for drug misuse are treated in general psychiatric wards. The table contains the latest information on the number of beds available in special in-patient units exclusively for the treatment of drug misusers.

Beds available in special in-patient units for drug misuse at

31 December 1985:

Mental Illness hospitals and units in England
Region Beds available
South East Thames 48
Wessex 1
Oxford 11
North Western 6
Special Health Authority 21
TOTAL 87

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