§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many private psychiatric hospital beds there were for each year since 1979; and how many of those beds were for children.
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§ Mr. BowisThe number of psychiatric beds in private hospitals, homes and clinics registered under section 23 of the Registered Homes Act 1984 is shown in the table for the years 1982 to 1992–93. On average, fewer than 100 beds per year are allocated specifically to children.
Number 1982 1,994 1983 2,394 1984 2,176 1985 2,340 1986 3,165 1987–88 4,507 1988–89 5,864 1989–90 7,693 1990–91 10,722 1991–92 12,653 1992–93 16,946 The bulk of this growth is to cater for the needs of elderly mentally ill people.
Source: 1982–86 SBH212 returns. 1987–88 to 1992–93 K036 return. Information not available prior to 1982.