§ 7. Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how many people are currently patients in psychiatric institutions compared with each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. CurrieSince 1981 there has been a welcome reduction of nearly 20 per cent. (to just over 60,000) in the number of in-patients in mental illness hospitals. The figures are as follows :
83W accommodation (including group homes) provided by eg housing associations and local authority housing departments. These figures are not identified in central statistics.
Table 2 Mental illness services—other than in-patient provision England 1981 1986 Day hospital places 15,300 18,660 Day centre places1 7,600 9,220 Local authority, private and voluntary residential accommodation2 6,040 8,270 Community psychiatric nurses (whole-time equivalents) 1,080 2,530 1 Including an estimate of places in mixed centres. 2 The great majority of mentally ill people in the community live in ordinary family homes. Others have their home in