§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if the Royal College of Psychiatrists has finalised its arrangements for the training of its members in mental health law. [1035]
§ Dr. JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if research into the decision making and outcomes of mental health review tribunals has started; who is conducting it; and when it will be completed. [1031]
§ Mr. BurnsThe research which is being undertaken by the Policy Studies Institute began in January 1996 and will be completed by 31 March 1998.
§ Dr. JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the numbers of psychiatric patients detained(a) under the Mental Health Act 1983 and (b) under other legislation, as a percentage of all admissions to NHS hospitals for psychiatric treatment, in the financial year 1989–90. [1036]
§ Mr. BurnsThe information requested is shown in the table:
Formal admissions to NHS facilities for the financial year 1989–901 England Number of admissions Admission as a percentage of all admissions3 Formal admissions under the Mental Health Act 1983 16,974 7 Other Act admissions2 59 0 1Excludes admissions into Special hospitals. 2Other Acts includes Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991, Section 47 of the National Assistance Act 1948, Section 1,2 and 12 of the Children and Young Persons act 1969, children Act 1989 and Section 3 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973. 3All admissions is taken as number of admissions to mental illness and learning disability specialities.
§ Dr. JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many psychiatric patients aged between 16 and 64 years were(a) discharged from hospital in the 90-day period April to June for which returns are being collected by the NHS executive and (b) readmitted to hospital within 90 days of discharge. [1034]
§ Mr. BurnsInformation on emergency psychiatric readmissions to hospital within 90 days of discharge was collected for the first time during the first quarter of 1996–97.
398WBetween April and June, in the region of 27,000 patients aged 16–64 had been discharged from the care of a psychiatric specialist. During the same period in the region of 5,000 patients aged 16 to 64 were readmitted as emergencies to the care of a psychiatric specialist within 90 days of previous discharge.