HC Deb 07 November 1995 vol 265 cc675-6W
Mr. Kevin Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what reports have been commissioned by his Department to review mental health services in the last five years; and what action has been taken as a result of the findings of such reports. [41102]

Mr. Bowis

The reports commissioned by my Department are set out in the following list. They have provided useful in helping to develop of a comprehensive range of mental health services to support Government policy. Copies of the published reports will be placed in the Library.

  • The Clinical Standards Advisory Group report on Schizophrenia;
  • The report of the Mental Health Nursing Review Team;
  • Services for the Mental Health of Children and Young People in England: A National Review;
  • The Health Advisory Service (HAS) Review, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Together we stand;
  • The HAS Review of the Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry Service;
  • The HAS Review, People who are Homeless, A Place in Mind;
  • The HAS Review, Suicide Prevention, The Challenge Confronted;
  • The Homeless Mentally Ill Initiative—an evaluation of four clinical teams;
  • Factors Influencing the implementation of the Care Programme Approach;
  • Survey of English Mental Illness Hospitals, March 1993 and March 1994;
  • Confidential Inquiry into Homicides and Suicides by Mentally Ill People;
  • Review of Health and Social Services for Mentally Disordered Offenders and others with similar needs;
  • Report of the Working Group on High Security and related Psychiatric Provision;
  • Report of the Department of Health and Home Office Working Group on Psychopathic Disorder;
  • The Extent of Local Arrangements for the Diversion of the Mentally Abnormal Offender from Custody;
  • The Brixton Diversion Project;
  • Report of the Committee of Inquiry into Complaints about Ashworth Hospital;
  • The relationship between the NHS and the Criminal Justice System;
  • The NHS and the Penal and Criminal Justice Systems;
  • The Education and Training of Doctors in the Health Care Service for Prisoners;
  • Psychopathic and Antisocial Personality Disorders;
  • Bentham Unit—Summary Report;
  • Good Practice in Medium secure units;
  • An Analysis of Pump Priming for Multi-Agency Projects;
  • The Survey of English Mental Illness Hospitals March 1993 and March 1994.