§ Mr. SheermanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the national average cost of caring for a mentally ill person in(a) a mental illness hospital, (b) a general hospital psychiatric unit, (c) a four to six bed group home, (d) a staffed hospital and (e) in the patients's own home.
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§ Mr. John TownendTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the average revenue cost of a mentally ill person who has been moved out of hospitals into a small care in the community home; what was the corresponding revenue cost when the person concerned was in a hospital; and what is the average capital cost of the move.
§ Mr. YeoThis information is not available centrally. Specialty cost returns submitted to the Department for 1991–92 indicate the average daily cost for patients using a bed—in-patients and day cases—for the mental illness specialty was £122. This figure, which is provisional, is inclusive of treatment, accommodation and overhead costs.