HC Deb 04 March 1999 vol 326 cc821-2W
Sir Alastair Goodlad

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people with a main diagnosis of schizophrenia psychoses were discharged from mental illness hospitals in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years; and how many of them were taken into local authority residential care in the same year. [73359]

Mr. McFall

The information available is as follows:

Year Deaths and discharges Discharges to statutory sector residential accommodation
1993–94 1,394 57
1994–95 1,448 50
1995–96 1,396 37

Statutory sector refers to facilities managed by Health and Social Services Boards and Trusts.

Sir Alastair Goodlad

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what research projects her Department is funding in the current year to test the effectiveness of community care for people suffering from schizophrenia psychoses; and if she will make a statement. [73364]

Mr. McFall

The Department of Health and Social Services is funding no such projects in the current year either directly or through the Research and Development Office (RDO). In general, in order to ensure that funded research projects are of high quality, the RDO does not attempt to cover all possible areas of concern, but does seek to facilitate the dissemination of research findings.

Sir Alastair Goodlad

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if she will list the admissions by diagnosis and order of admission indicating the percentage changes over the previous year in numbers and rates per 100,000 population of patients suffering from schizophrenia psychoses in Northern Ireland in the last year for which figures are available. [73367]

Mr. McFall

The table shows admissions for schizophrenia at Northern Ireland Mental illness hospitals by first admission and total admissions in 1994–95:

First admissions Total admissions
Number 254 1,152
Percentage change since 1993–94 -8.3 +9.2
Rate per 100,000 population 9.4 4.3

Sir Alastair Goodlad

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people with a main diagnosis of schizophrenia psychoses were admitted for a hospital stay more than once during the last year in Northern Ireland. [73363]

Mr. McFall

In year ending 31 March 1996, 224 people with a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia were admitted to hospital more than once during the year with the same diagnosis.

Sir Alastair Goodlad

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many current occupants of National Health Service hospital and unit beds in Northern Ireland have a main diagnosis of schizophrenia psychoses; and what these occupied beds represent as a percentage of(a) mental and (b) all beds in Northern Ireland. [74269]

Mr. McFall

This information is not held centrally. Information on diagnosis for current bed occupants is not available as diagnosis is only given on discharge.

Sir Alastair Goodlad

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people discharged from mental illness hospitals in Northern Ireland in the last year after a main diagnosis of schizophrenia psychoses, having been proved vulnerable homeless, subsequently became voluntary homeless. [74272]

Mr. McFall

This information is not held centrally.

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