HC Deb 01 March 1999 vol 326 cc579-80W
Sir Alastair Goodlad

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people with a main diagnosis of schizophrenia psychoses were discharged from mental illness hospitals in England in each of the last three years; and how many of them were taken into local authority residential care in the same year. [73362]

Mr. Hutton

Information is shown in the table. The figures provide information on the number of discharges from National Health Service trusts over the last three years where the patient was discharged to local authority care following inpatient care for schizophrenia. It is not possible to estimate the total numbers of patients who may have been referred to local authority residential care up to a year following their discharge from hospital.

Estimated five discharges from NHS trusts with a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia (F20–F29), 1995–96 to 1997–98 England
Year All discharges Intended discharge destination Local Authority care
1995–96 40,390 540
1996–97 31,850 430
1997–98 30,190 350

Note:

Data has been rounded

Source:

Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health