§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients have been moved into the community from psychiatric institutions in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FreemanThe table shows the number of discharges to the community from NHS mental illness hospitals and units in England after a duration of stay of one year or more for the last five years for which information is currently available.
Year Number of Discharges 1982 3,465 1983 3,563 1984 3,928 1985 3,441 1986 3,751