§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many psychiatric beds have been provided for children and adolescents by(a) the NHS and (b) the independent sector for each year since 1979. [26186]
§ Mr. BowisInformation on the number of psychiatric beds provided for adolescents is not available.
Data on the number of child psychiatric beds are contained in "Bed availability for England", copies of which are available in the Library. The latest year for which data are available is 1994–95.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children have been admitted to psychiatric care for each year since 1979. [26187]
§ Mr. BowisThe information is shown in the table.
Admission to psychiatric care in national health service hospitals: England 1979–1986, 1989–90 to 1994–95 Age group Year 0–14 15–19 1979 1,910 5,810 1980 2,040 5,960 1981 1,990 6,030 1982 1,890 5,450 1983 1,890 5,460 1984 1,870 5,530 1985 1,900 5,440 1986 1,780 5,270 1989–90 2,600 5,600 1990–91 2,600 5,000 1991–92 2,300 4,900 1992–93 2,900 5,600 1993–94 3,100 5,700 1994–951 3,100 5,400 1 Provisional figures Notes:
1. Figures for 1979 to 1986 are based on calendar years and are derived from the Mental Health Enquiry.
2. Figures for 1989–90 to 1994–95 are estimabased on the number of hospital episodes in the financial year. The two sources are not consistent in their definition of admissions so there is some discontinuity in the data. Reliable data are not available for 1987–88 and 1988–89.
Source:
1979 to 1986 Mental Health Enquiry.
1989–90 to 1994–95 Hospital Episode Statistics.