§ Mr. Goodladasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many current occupants of National Health Service and unit beds in Scotland have a main diagnosis of schizophrenic psychosis; what those figures are as percentages of (a) mental and (b) all hospital beds in Scotland; and how these figures compare with each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information is as follows:
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Discharges (including deaths) from Psychiatric Hospital showing—Year and length of stay 1984–1986 1984 Percentage of all discharges 1985 Percentage of all discharges 1986 Percentage of all discharges Percentage numbers change 1984–86 1 week 361 10.3 385 10.7 425 12.8 +17.7 1–4 weeks 1,108 31.5 1,058 29.4 1,039 31.2 -6.2 4–8 weeks 777 22.1 824 22.9 738 22.2 -5.0 8–12 weeks 294 8.4 351 9.8 293 8.8 -0.3 12–26 weeks 386 11.0 353 9.8 329 9.9 -14.8 26–36 weeks 97 2.8 92 2.6 73 2.2 -24.7 36–52 weeks 57 1.6 63 1.8 62 1.9 +8.8 52–78 weeks 73 2.1 61 1.7 52 1.6 -28.8 78 weeks–2 years 24 0.7 30 0.8 21 0.6 -12.5 2–5 years 93 2.6 80 2.2 65 2.0 -30.1 5–10 years 59 1.7 50 1.4 52 1.6 -11.9 10–15 years 27 0.8 35 1.0 36 1.1 +33.3 15–20 years 22 0.6 33 0.9 24 0.7 +9.1 20 years plus 139 4.0 184 5.1 119 3.6 -14.4 Total 3,517 100.0 3,599 100.0 3,328 100.0 -5.4
Patients with main diagnosis of schizophrenic psychosis shown as percentage of all psychiatric hospital beds and all hospital beds 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Patients 4,156 3,913 3,762 3,575 3,526 Percentage of all psychiatric beds 17.8 17.0 16.5 15.8 15.9 Percentage of all beds 7.2 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.3
§ Mr. Goodladasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the admissions by diagnosis and order of admission including percentage change in numbers and rates per 100,000 population, of patients suffering from schizophrenic psychosis in Scotland for the years 1984 to 1986 inclusive.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information is as follows:
Admissions to psychiatric hospitals with schizophrenic psychosis Number Percentage change 1984 1985 1986 1984–86 First admission 400 384 374 -6.5 Other admission 2,813 2,907 2,756 -2.0 Total 3,213 3,291 3,130 -2.6 Rate per 100,000 population First admission 7.8 7.5 7.3 -6.4 Other admission 54.7 56.6 53.8 -1.6 Total 62.4 64.1 61.1 -2.1
§ Mr. Goodladasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the discharges and deaths by length of stay, including percentage change in numbers and percentage distribution, of patients suffering from schizophrenic psychosis in Scotland for the years 1984 to 1986 inclusive.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe information requested is in the table.