§ Lord Thurlowasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many health trusts have not established assertive outreach teams to help mentally ill people in the community to persist in required medication; and whether the 13 new teams authorised in the Budget have been set up. [HL2703]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Hayman)Data are not yet available for the number of assertive outreach services to be provided in 1999–2000. Preliminary figures indicate that overall the health authorities intend to double the number of assertive outreach teams by March 2000.