§ Ms CoffeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people were admitted under the Mental Health Act 1983 as a percentage of total admissions for the last five years for which figures are available, broken down into health authorities. [29905]
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§ Mr. BowisInformation on the number of patients is not available centrally as some patients may be admitted more than once. Information on the number of formal admissions under the Mental Health Act 1983 and other legislation as a percentage of total admissions in the psychiatric specialities by region of treatment is shown in the table. Comparable data are not available for the special health authorities.
Formal admissions under the Mental Health Act 1983 and other legislation as a percentage of total admissions in the psychiatric specialties 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 England 7.3 7.3 7.9 8.7 8.1 Northern 4.8 5.2 5.4 6.2 6.0 Yorkshire 6.2 6.4 9.1 11.9 6.8 Trent 7.0 7.7 6.0 5.8 5.1 East Anglian 7.9 8.3 8.0 8.7 7.9 North West Thames 11.1 10.7 15.1 18.0 17.1 North East Thames 8.2 8.2 9.6 16.4 13.7 South East Thames 5.6 7.0 7.9 9.9 10.2 South West Thames 16.2 12.5 13.0 18.0 9.2 Wessex 5.7 5.4 4.8 4.0 5.2 Oxford 5.4 6.8 8.2 7.7 9.3 South Western 5.5 6.6 7.2 6.5 6.7 West Midlands 6.2 6.0 5.0 5.2 6.2 Mersey 7.0 6.1 8.0 6.8 7.0 North Western 7.9 7.5 7.3 7.0 6.2