HC Deb 04 November 1987 vol 121 cc750-9W
Mr. Goodlad

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many current occupants of National Health Service hospital and unit beds have a main diagnosis of schizophrenic psychosis in each health region; what those figures are as percentages of (a) mental and (b) all hospital beds in each region; and how figures compare with each of the past five years.

Mrs. Currie

I am sorry I cannot give my hon. Friend the information he seeks as it is not centrally collected. Statistics on the numbers of long-stay residents with particular mental illnesses will be available in the future following the implementation of new data collection systems throughout the National Health Service from April 1987.

Mr. Goodlad

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the admissions by diagnosis and order of admissions, including percentage change in numbers and rates per 100,000 populations, of patients suffering from schizophrenic psychosis in each of the health regions for the years 1984–86 inclusive.

Admissions to Mental Illness hospitals and units in England of persons with diagnoses of Schizophrenic psychosis 1984, 1985 and 1986.
Admissions Percentage change in numbers Rates per 100,000 population
1984 1985 1986 1984–85 1985–86 1984 1985 1986
All Admissions
England 24,998 25,925 25,046 +3.7 -3.4 53 55 53
Northern 1,835 1,815 1,744 -1.1 -3.9 59 59 57
Yorkshire 2,218 2,210 2,237 -0.4 +1.2 62 61 62
Trent 2,036 2,130 1,950 +4.6 -8.5 44 46 42
East Anglian 712 766 756 +7.6 -1.3 37 39 38
North West Thames 2,272 2,287 2,316 +0.7 +1.3 65 66 66
North East Thames 2,473 2,583 2,551 +4.4 -1.2 66 69 68
South East Thames 1,939 1,994 1,860 +2.8 -6.7 61 63 60
South West Thames 1,707 1,680 1,597 -1.6 -4.9 58 57 54
Wessex 1,447 1,450 1,537 +0.2 +6.0 51 51 53
Oxford 670 813 773 +21.3 -4.9 28 33 31
South Western 1,228 1,267 1,178 +3.2 -7.0 39 40 37
West Midlands 2,362 2,422 2,417 +2.5 -0.2 46 47 47
Mersey 1,248 1,412 1,322 +13.1 -6.4 51 58 55
North Western 2,612 2,804 2,503 +7.4 -10.7 65 70 63
Bethlem Royal and Maudsley1 239 292 305 +22.2 +4.5
First Admissions
England 2,742 2,687 2,523 -2.0 -6.1 6 6 5
Northern 227 199 186 -12.3 -6.5 7 6 6
Yorkshire 252 235 258 -6.7 +9.8 7 7 7
Trent 322 323 261 +0.3 -19.2 7 7 7
East Anglian 78 80 66 +2.6 -17.5 4 4 3
North West Thames 289 247 245 -14.5 -0.8 8 7 7
North East Thames 127 154 151 +21.3 -1.9 3 4 4
South East Thames 212 206 181 -2.8 -12.1 7 7 6
South West Thames 143 127 110 -11.2 -13.4 5 4 4
Wessex 150 158 172 +5.3 +8.9 5 6 6
Oxford 111 83 68 -25.2 -18.1 5 3 3
South Western 136 133 138 -2.2 +3.8 4 4 4
West Midlands 264 285 273 +8.0 -4.2 5 5 5
Mersey 98 122 118 +24.5 -3.3 4 5 5
North Western 294 298 244 +1.4 -18.1 7 7 6
Bethlem Royal and Maudsley1 39 37 52 -5.1 +40.5
THE FIGURES FOR THIS HOSPITAL HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FIGURES FOR SOUTH EAST THAMES FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE RTES PER 100,000 POPULATION.

Mr. Goodlad

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the discharges and deaths by length of stay, including percentage change in numbers and

Deaths, by length of stay, of persons from Mental Illness hospitals and units in England with diagnosis of Schizophrenic psychosis, 1984, 1985 and 1986
Numbers Percentage change in numbers Percentage distribution
1984 1985 1986 1984–85 1985–86 1984 1985 1986
England
All lengths 1,018 950 963 -6.1 +1.4 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 69 78 72 +13.0 -7.7 6.8 8.2 7.5
1 month 53 44 49 -17.0 +11.4 5.2 4.6 5.1
3 months 80 61 71 -23.8 +16.4 7.9 6.4 7.4
1 year 110 113 119 +2.7 +5.3 10.8 11.9 12.4
5 years 172 143 144 -16.9 +0.7 16.9 15.1 15.0
15 years and over 534 511 508 -4.3 -0.6 52.5 53.8 52.8
Northern
All lengths 79 75 79 -51 -5.3 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 11 6 3 -45.5 -16.7 13.9 8.0 3.8
1 month 4 5 2 +25.0 -60.0 5.1 6.7 2.5
3 months 9 4 3 -55.6 -25.0 11.4 5.3 3.8

Mrs. Currie

The information is in the following table.

percentage distribution, of patients suffering from schizophrenic psychosis in each of the health regions for the years 1984–86 inclusive.

Mrs. Currie

The information is in the following table.

Numbers Percentage change in numbers Percentage distribution
1984 1985 1986 1984–85 1985–86 1984 1985 1986
1 year 11 15 15 +36.4 13.9 20.0 19.0
5 years 13 11 14 -15.4 +27.3 16.5 14.7 17.7
15 years and over 31 34 42 +9.7 +23.5 39.2 45.3 53.2
Yorkshire
All lengths 77 84 79 +9.1 -6.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 6 8 6 +33.3 -25.0 7.8 9.5 7.6
1 month 2 6 7 +200.0 +16.7 2.6 7.1 8.9
3 months 8 4 7 +50.0 +75.0 10.4 4.8 8.9
1 year 11 10 15 -9.1 +50.0 14.3 11.9 19.0
5 years 16 13 6 -18.8 -53.8 20.8 15.5 7.6
15 years and over 34 43 38 +26.5 -11.6 44.2 51.2 48.1
Trent
All lengths 70 81 72 +15.7 -11.1 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 7 8 8 +14.3 10.0 9.9 11.1
1 month 4 2 3 -50.0 +50.0 5.7 2.5 4.2
3 months 7 4 1 -42.9 -75.0 10.0 4.9 1.4
1 year 6 12 13 +100.0 +8.3 8.6 14.8 18.1
5 years 10 12 12 +20.0 14.3 14.8 16.7
15 years and over 36 43 35 +19.4 -18.6 51.4 53.1 48.6
East Anglian
All lengths 32 19 38 -40.6 +100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 4 8 +100.0 21.0 21.1
1 month 3 3 9.4 7.9
3 months 2 3 4 +50.0 +33.3 6.3 15.8 10.5
1 year 3 4 8 +33.3 +100.0 9.4 21.1 21.1
5 years 7 4 8 -42.9 +100.0 21.9 21.1 21.1
15 years and over 17 4 7 -76.5 +75.0 53.1 21.1 18.4
North West Thames
All lengths 98 72 80 -26.5 +1.1 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 4 1 4 -75.0 +300.1 4.1 1.4 5.0
1 month 5 2 6 -60.0 +200.0 5.1 2.8 7.5
3 months 7 5 10 -28.6 +100.0 7.1 6.9 12.5
1 year 9 9 8 -11.1 9.2 12.5 10.0
5 years 13 6 7 -53.8 +16.7 13.3 8.3 8.8
15 years and over 60 49 45 -18.5 -8.2 61.2 68.1 56.2
North East Thames
All lengths 90 90 77 -14.4 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 5 10 5 +100.0 -50.0 5.6 11.1 6.5
1 month 4 4 6 +50.0 4.4 4.4 7.8
3 months 5 9 5 +80.0 -44.4 5.6 10.0 6.5
1 year 11 11 11 12.2 12.2 14.3
5 years 15 9 9 -40.0 16.7 10.0 11.7
15 years and over 50 47 41 -6.0 -12.8 55.6 52.2 53.2
South East Thames
All lengths 92 73 68 -20.7 -6.8 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 7 3 4 -57.1 +33.3 7.6 4.1 5.9
1 month 9 6 4 -33.3 -33.3 9.8 8.2 5.9
3 months 8 4 12 -50.0 +200.0 8.7 5.5 17.6
1 year 8 8 8 8.7 11.0 11.8
5 years 17 16 10 -5.9 -37.5 18.5 21.9 14.7
15 years and over 43 36 30 -16.3 -16.7 46.7 49.3 44.1
South West Thames
All lengths 104 111 125 +6.7 +12.6 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 7 5 3 -28.6 -40.0 6.7 4.5 2.4
1 month 7 4 2 -42.9 -50.0 6.7 3.6 1.6
3 months 2 7 6 +250.0 -14.3 1.9 6.3 4.8
1 year 11 10 11 -9.1 +10.0 10.6 9.0 8.8
5 years 15 12 18 -20.0 +50.0 14.4 10.8 14.4
15 years and over 62 73 85 +17.7 +16.4 59.6 65.8 68.0
Wessex
All lengths 61 60 55 -1.6 -8.3 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 3 5 4 +66.7 -20.0 4.9 8.3 7.3
1 month 3 4 1 +33.3 -75.0 4.9 6.7 1.8
3 months 6 3 -50.0 9.8 5.0
1 year 9 8 5 -11.1 -37.5 14.8 13.3 9.1
5 years 8 9 10 +12.5 +11.1 13.1 15.0 18.2
15 years and over 32 31 35 -3.1 +12.9 52.5 51.7 63.6

Numbers Percentage change in numbers Percentage distribution
1984 1985 1986 1984–85 1985–86 1984 1985 1986
Oxford
All lengths 27 32 19 +18.5 -40.6 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 4 5 3 +25.0 -40.0 14.8 15.6 15.8
1 month 3 4 1 +33.3 -75.0 11.1 12.5 5.3
3 months 4 4 4 14.8 12.5 21.1
1 year 2 2 2 7.4 6.2 10.5
5 years 4 1 14.8 5.3
15 years and over 111 17 8 +70.0 -53.0 37.0 53.1 42.1
South Western
All lengths 68 54 53 -20.6 -1.9 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 4 6 11 +50.0 +83.3 5.9 11.1 20.8
1 month 3 4 2 +33.3 -50.0 4.4 7.4 3.8
3 months 8 1 6 -87.5 +500.0 11.8 1.9 11.3
1 year 8 6 6 -25.0 11.8 11.1 11.3
5 years 15 8 9 -46.7 +12.5 22.1 14.8 17.0
15 years and over 30 29 19 -3.3 -34.5 44.1 53.7 35.8
West Midlands
All lengths 84 66 81 -21.4 +22.7 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 2 2 7 +250.0 2.4 3.0 8.6
1 month 2 1 3 -50.0 +200.0 2.4 1.5 3.7
3 months 8 7 5 -12.5 -28.6 9.5 10.6 6.2
1 year 10 5 7 -50.0 +40.0 11.9 7.6 8.6
5 years 19 19 16 -15.8 22.6 28.8 19.8
15 years and over 43 32 43 -25.6 +34.4 51.2 48.5 53.1
Mersey
All lengths 66 53 53 -19.7 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 7 6 2 -14.3 -66.7 10.6 11.3 3.8
1 month 1 2 1.5 3.8
3 months 4 2 1 -50.0 -50.0 6.1 3.8 1.9
1 year 4 9 4 +125.0 -55.6 6.1 17.0 7.5
5 years 14 13 12 -7.1 -7.7 21.2 24.5 22.6
15 years and over 36 23 32 -36.1 +39.1 54.5 43.4 60.4
North Western
All lengths 66 79 79 +19.7 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 1 8 3 +700.0 -62.5 1.5 10.1 3.8
1 month 3 2 6 -33.3 +200.0 4.5 2.5 7.6
3 months 2 4 4 +100.0 3.0 5.1 5.1
1 year 4 4 6 -50.0 6.1 5.1 7.6
5 years 6 11 12 +83.3 +9.1 9.1 14.0 15.2
15 years and over 50 50 48 -4.0 75.8 63.3 60.8
Bethlem Royal1 and Maudsley
All lengths 4 1 5 -75.0 +400.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 1 1 1 25.0 100.0 20.0
1 month 1 20.0
3 months 3 60.0
1 year 3 75.0
5 years
15 years and over
1 The figures for this hospital have been included in the figures for South East Thames.

Source: Mental Health Enquiry.

Discharges, by length of stay, of persons from Mental Illness hospitals and units in England with diagnoses of Schizophrenic psychosis 1984, 1985 and 1986
Numbers Percentage change in numbers Percentage distribution
1984 1985 1986 1984–85 1985–86 1984 1985 1986
England
All lengths 25,934 26,225 26,077 +1.1 -0.6 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 13,093 13,617 13,307 +4.0 -2.3 50.5 51.9 51.0
1 month 7,506 7,484 7,358 -0.3 -1.7 28.9 28.5 28.2
3 months 3,323 3,330 3,472 +0.2 +4.3 12.8 12.7 13.3
1 year 1,155 935 961 -19.0 +2.8 4.5 3.6 3.7
5 years 370 359 387 -3.0 +7.8 1.4 1.4 1.5
15 years and over 487 500 592 +2.7 +18.4 1.9 1.9 2.3
Northern
All lengths 1,858 1,799 1,767 -3.2 -1.8 100.0 100.0 100.0

Numbers Percentage change in numbers Percentage distribution
1984 1985 1986 1984–85 1985–86 1984 1985 1986
Under 1 month 944 940 947 +1.0 50.8 52.3 53.6
1 month 552 545 508 -1.3 -6.8 29.7 30.3 28.7
3 months 186 207 202 +11.3 -2.4 10.0 11.5 11.4
1 year 127 57 66 -55.1 +15.8 6.8 3.2 3.7
5 years 22 23 23 +4.5 1.2 1.3 1.3
15 years and over 27 27 21 +— -22.2 1.5 1.5 1.2
Yorkshire
All lengths 2,294 2,199 2,282 -4.1 +3.8 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 1,273 1,274 1,327 +0.1 +4.2 55.5 57.9 58.2
1 month 624 577 607 -7.5 +5.2 27.2 26.2 26.6
3 months 221 200 218 -9.5 +9.0 9.6 9.1 9.6
1 year 70 75 57 +7.1 -24.0 3.1 3.4 2.5
5 years 32 27 21 -15.6 -22.2 1.4 1.2 0.9
15 years and over 74 46 52 -37.8 +13.0 3.2 2.1 2.3
Trent
All lengths 2,156 2,112 2,064 -2.0 -2.3 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 1,020 1,097 1,008 +7.5 -8.1 47.3 51.9 48.8
1 month 692 621 613 -10.3 -1.3 32.1 29.4 29.7
3 months 274 239 275 -12.8 +15.1 12.7 11.3 13.3
1 year 97 87 81 -10.3 -6.9 4.5 4.1 3.9
5 years 34 32 39 -5.9 +21.9 1.6 1.5 1.9
15 years and over 39 36 48 -7.7 +33.3 1.8 1.7 2.3
East Anglian
All lengths 772 765 791 -0.9 +3.4 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 360 376 352 +4.4 -6.4 46.6 49.2 44.5
1 month 204 189 225 -7.4 +19.0 26.4 24.7 28.4
3 months 127 113 133 -11.0 +17.7 16.5 14.8 16.8
1 year 51 43 48 -15.7 +11.6 6.6 5.6 6.1
5 years 16 15 16 -6.2 +6.7 2.1 2.0 2.0
15 years and over 14 29 17 +107.1 +41.4 1.8 3.8 2.1
North West Thames
All lengths 2,373 2,397 2,469 +1.0 +3.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 1,206 1,246 1,186 +3.3 -4.8 50.8 52.0 48.0
1 month 698 669 649 -4.2 -3.0 29.4 27.9 26.3
3 months 305 326 311 +6.9 -4.6 12.9 13.6 12.6
1 year 85 77 109 -9.4 +41.6 3.6 3.2 4.4
5 years 30 23 47 -23.3 +104.3 1.3 1.0 1.9
15 years and over 49 56 167 +14.3 +198.2 2.1 2.3 6.8
North East Thames
All lengths 2,562 2,596 2,663 +1.3 +2.6 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 1,307 1,319 1,313 +0.9 -0.5 51.0 50.8 49.3
1 month 759 753 815 -0.8 +8.2 29.6 29.0 30.6
3 months 328 331 352 +0.9 +6.3 12.8 12.8 13.2
1 year 87 103 110 +18.4 +6.8 3.4 4.0 4.1
5 years 37 36 32 -2.7 -11.1 1.4 1.4 1.2
15 years and over 44 54 41 +22.7 -24.1 1.7 2.1 1.5
South East Thames
All lengths 1,983 2,052 1,927 +3.5 -6.1 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 961 1,020 1,050 +6.1 +2.9 48.5 49.7 54.5
1 month 567 605 531 +6.7 -12.2 28.6 29.5 27.6
3 months 297 278 245 -6.4 -11.9 15.0 13.5 12.7
1 year 90 63 61 -30.0 -3.2 4.5 3.1 3.2
5 years 29 35 24 +20.7 -31.4 1.5 1.7 1.2
15 years and over 39 51 16 +30.8 -68.8 2.0 2.5 0.8
South West Thames
All lengths 1,713 1,685 1,615 -1.6 -4.2 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 871 847 791 -2.8 -6.6 50.8 50.3 49.0
1 month 449 492 459 -9.6 -6.7 26.2 29.2 28.4
3 months 250 240 235 -4.0 -2.1 14.6 14.2 14.6
1 year 89 54 67 -39.3 +24.1 5.2 3.2 4.1
5 years 24 21 30 -12.5 +42.9 1.4 1.2 1.9
15 years and over 30 31 33 +3.3 +6.5 1.8 1.8 2.0
Wessex
All lengths 1,452 1,443 1,551 -0.6 +7.5 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 790 805 849 +1.9 +5.5 54.4 55.8 54.7
1 month 386 358 385 -7.3 +7.5 26.6 24.8 24.8
3 months 168 180 184 -7.1 +2.2 11.6 12.5 11.9

Numbers Percentage change in numbers Percentage distribution
1984 1985 1986 1984–85 1985–86 1984 1985 1986
1 year 74 57 62 -23.0 +8.8 5.1 4.0 4.0
5 years 11 16 26 +45.5 +62.5 0.8 1.1 1.7
15 years and over 23 27 45 +17.4 +66.7 1.6 1.9 2.9
Oxford
All lengths 707 781 845 +10.5 +8.2 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 341 368 419 +7.9 +13.9 48.2 47.1 49.6
1 month 222 251 236 +13.1 -6.0 31.4 32.1 27.9
3 months 94 104 122 +10.6 +17.3 13.3 13.3 14.4
1 year 25 28 33 +12.0 +17.9 3.5 3.6 3.9
5 years 10 12 15 +20.0 +25.0 1.4 1.5 1.8
15 years and over 15 18 20 +20.0 +11.1 2.1 2.3 2.4
South Western
All lengths 1,280 1,304 1,264 +1.9 -3.1 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 609 635 569 +4.3 -10.4 47.6 48.7 45.0
1 month 323 361 365 +11.8 +1.1 25.2 27.7 28.9
3 months 192 185 198 -3.6 +7.0 15.0 14.2 15.7
1 year 72 58 64 -19.4 410.3 5.6 4.4 5.1
5 years 21 31 27 +47.6 -12.9 1.6 2.4 2.1
15 years and over 63 34 41 -46.0 +20.6 4.9 2.4 3.2
West Midlands
All lengths 2,485 2,458 2,478 -1.1 +0.8 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 1,169 1,182 1,213 +1.1 +2.6 47.0 48.1 49.0
1 month 725 731 695 +0.8 -4.9 29.2 29.7 28.0
3 months 364 377 401 +3.6 +6.4 14.6 15.3 16.2
1 year 139 98 73 -29.5 -25.5 5.6 4.0 2.9
5 years 58 41 54 -29.3 +31.7 2.3 1.7 2.2
15 years and over 30 29 42 -3.3 +44.8 1.2 1.2 1.7
Mersey
All lengths 1,377 1,488 1,412 +8.1 -5.1 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 725 782 740 +7.9 -5.4 52.6 52.6 52.4
1 month 365 405 378 +11.0 -6.7 76.5 27.2 27.8
3 months 168 171 202 +2.8 +18.1 12.2 11.5 14.3
1 year 64 60 49 -6.2 -18.3 4.6 4.0 3.5
5 years 23 23 19 -17.4 1.7 1.5 1.3
15 years and over 32 47 24 +46.9 -48.9 2.3 3.2 1.7
North Western
All lengths 2,683 2,875 2,621 +7.2 -8.8 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 1,436 1,626 1,401 +13.2 -13.8 53.5 56.6 53.5
1 month 860 834 795 -3.0 -4.7 32.1 29.0 30.3
3 months 292 308 318 +5.5 +3.2 11.9 10.7 12.1
1 year 65 69 69 +6.2 2.4 2.4 2.6
5 years 22 23 13 +4.5 -43.5 0.8 0.8 0.5
15 years and over 8 15 25 +87.5 +66.7 0.3 0.5 1.0
Bethlem Royal1 and Maudsley
All lengths 239 271 328 +13.4 +21.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 1 month 81 100 142 +23.5 +42.0 33.9 36.9 43.3
1 month 80 93 97 +16.2 +4.3 33.5 34.3 29.6
3 months 57 71 76 +24.6 +7.0 23.8 26.2 23.2
1 year 20 6 12 -70.0 +100.0 8.4 2.2 3.7
5 years 1 1 1 0.4 0.4 0.3
15 years and over
1 The figures for this hospital have been included in the figures for South East Thames for the purpose of the rates per 100,000 population.

Source: Mental Health Enquiry.