§ Mr. IrvingTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services which regional health authorities have assigned funds to bridge the transition to community-based services for the mentally ill from their own resources; and when these funds were first established.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe following regional health authorities operate bridging funds for achieving the tansition to community based services for mentally ill people.
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Regional Health Authority Financial year of starting Trent 1985–86 Yorkshire 1984–85 South-East Thames 1985–86 North-East Thames 1985–86 North-West Thames 1987–88 South-West Thames 1984–85 West Midlands 1987–88 East Anglian 1983–84 North Western 1984–85 Mersey 1987–88 Bridging funds are not the only financing mechanism for achieving such a change. Other regions have adopted different arrangements.