§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has on the number of patients from psychiatric institutions who were released into the community who have been readmitted to psychiatric institutions; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DorrellMost readmissions to mental illness hospitals are of short duration and are part of a planned 563W programme of care. No information is available centrally on emergency readmissions of long-stay patients released into the community.
The total number of readmissions to mental illness hospitals and units in England is set out in the table:
Year Numbers 1979 120,073 1980 127,184 1981 132,893 1982 133,475 1983 138,080 1984 138,431 1985 146,895 1986 145,578
Activation Scope Event Date 25 January 1990 England Storms 25 January 1990 26 January 1990 England Storms 16–17 December 1989 5 February 1990 Severn Valley Flooding late January 1990 1 May 1990 Maidenhead Flooding early February 1990 1 May 1990 England Storms 26–28 February 1990