§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what were the number of beds for the treatment of mental illness in England in (a) 1972, (b) 1982 and (c) the latest available year, for (i) general hospitals, (ii) mental hospitals and (iii) other residential facilities.
§ Mrs. Currie[pursuant to her reply 19 January 1987, c. 428]The information requested is given in the table.
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Available mental illness beds—England National Health Service hospitals 11972 1982 1985 General hospitals2 4,639 8,897 9,268 Mental illness hospitals 104,208 70,746 61,925
National Health Service hospitals 11972 1982 1985 Other hospitals 5,650 4,188 4,673 Private hospitals3 n/a 1,994 2,340 1 Available beds in the specialties of psychogeriatrics and forensic psychiatry included in the figures for 1982 and 1985 were not separately identifiable in 1972. Therefore the figures are not strictly comparable. 2 Hospitals classified as acute, mainly acute or partly acute. 3 Institutions registered under Section 23 of the Registered Homes Act 1984.