Day Care (Hansard, 6 April 1989)

§ Mr. Robin Cook
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many day care places for mentally ill and mentally handicapped people were available in each of the last five years.

§ Mr. Freeman
The table shows the number of day places allocated on the last full working day of each year at National Health Service day hospitals; the number of day care places at single specialty mental illness and mental handicap hospitals are excluded as the data were not centrally collected.
The table also shows the number of day care places provided by local authority social services departments in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

Number of day care places in England for people with a mental illness or mental handicap, 1983–87

Number of places in NHS day hospitals for Number of places provided by local authority social services departments for

Year Mental illness Mental handicap Mental illness¹ Mental handicap

1983 16,293 1,142 8,689 46,558

1984 16,996 1,195 8,919 47,464

1985 17,903 1,519 9,308 48,824

1986 18,661 1,528 9,216 50,374

1987 n/a n/a 9,993 51,732

¹ Including places made available to local authorities by voluntary or private organisations and estimates of places for mentally ill people in day centres for mixed client groups.

Since 1987–88, data have been collected on available place-days at all National Health Service day care facilities for mentally ill and mentally handicapped patients. 1n 1987–88 there were 5.36 million place-days for mental illness day care and 1.02 million place-days for mental handicap day care. Most of these day care facilities are open five days a week.
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§ Mr. Robin Cook
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the rate of provision of day care places for the elderly per 1,000 people aged 75 years and over in each of the last five years.

Table 1

Geriatric medicine: Day care attendances, 1982 to 1987–88 and available place days, 1987–88 only National Health Service hospitals in England

1983 1984 1985 1986 1987–88

Rates per thousand population 75 +

Available place days n/a n/a n/a n/a 713.5

New patients 24.2 23.8 25.2 24.9 23.4

TOTAL ATTENDANCES 552.4 540.8 525.1 525.0 498.0

Table 2

Number of day care places for the elderly per 1,000 people aged 75 or over provided by local authority social services departments in England: 1983–87¹

Number of places per 1,000 population aged 75 or over

As at 31 March

1983 13.3

1984 13.3

1985 13.4

1986 13.5

1987 13.4

¹ Including estimates of places for the elderly in day centres for mixed client groups and day care places in local authority residential accommodation.

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§ Mr. Mellor
The available information for(a) National Health Service hospitals and (b) local authority social service departments is given in the tables.

Number of day care places in England for people with a mental illness or mental handicap, 1983–87
	Number of places in NHS day hospitals for	Number of places provided by local authority social services departments for
Year	Mental illness	Mental handicap	Mental illness¹	Mental handicap
1983	16,293	1,142	8,689	46,558
1984	16,996	1,195	8,919	47,464
1985	17,903	1,519	9,308	48,824
1986	18,661	1,528	9,216	50,374
1987	n/a	n/a	9,993	51,732
¹ Including places made available to local authorities by voluntary or private organisations and estimates of places for mentally ill people in day centres for mixed client groups.

Table 1
Geriatric medicine: Day care attendances, 1982 to 1987–88 and available place days, 1987–88 only National Health Service hospitals in England
	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987–88
Rates per thousand population 75 +
Available place days	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	713.5
New patients	24.2	23.8	25.2	24.9	23.4
TOTAL ATTENDANCES	552.4	540.8	525.1	525.0	498.0

Table 2
Number of day care places for the elderly per 1,000 people aged 75 or over provided by local authority social services departments in England: 1983–87¹
	Number of places per 1,000 population aged 75 or over
As at 31 March
1983	13.3
1984	13.3
1985	13.4
1986	13.5
1987	13.4
¹ Including estimates of places for the elderly in day centres for mixed client groups and day care places in local authority residential accommodation.