HC Deb 05 February 2002 vol 379 cc921-2W
Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if

Trust1 Available beds Occupied beds Occupancy rate (percentage)
2000–01
Barnet Community Health Care NHS Trust 207 187 90.5
BHB Community Health NHS Trust 245 223 91.3
Brent, Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Mental Health NHS Trust 732 621 84.8
Camden and Islington Community Health Service NHS Trust 358 352 98.2
Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham Mental Health NHS Trust 567 543 95.8
East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust 514 480 93.4
Enfield Community Care NHS Trust 262 244 93.1
Forest Healthcare NHS Trust 213 190 89.0
Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children NHS Trust 8 6 77.1
Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust 72 65 90.4
Haringey Healthcare NHS Trust 240 235 98.1
Harrow and Hillingdon Health Care NHS Trust 83 81 97.7
Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust 116 109 93.9
Hounslow and Spelthorne Community and Mental Health NHS Trust 164 162 98.8
Kingston and District Community NHS Trust 308 289 94.0
Oxleas NHS Trust 391 354 90.7
Redbridge Health Care NHS Trust 245 203 83.2
Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust 122 114 93.4
South London and Maudsley NHS Trust 947 916 96.7
South West London and St. Georges Mental Health NHS Trust 595 541 90.9
University College London Hospitals NHS Trust 13 10 75.2
1 Pre-April 2001 trust configurations

Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what proportion of(a) men and (b) women aged over 65 years have clinical depression; [24540]

(2) what proportion of (a) men and (b) women aged over 65 years with clinical depression live (i) alone, (ii) alone in private households and (iii) in residential care. [24536]

Jacqui Smith

[holding answer 8 January 2002]: The information requested is not available centrally.

It is estimated that around 10–15 per cent. of the population aged 65 and over have depression. More severe states of depression affect about 3–5 per cent. Of order people.

The recent Office for National Statistics report "Psychiatric morbidity among adults living in private households, 2000" contains information about the prevalence of mental disorders among adults in private households.

Mr. Heald

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people in the UK have dementia; and how many of them are(a) over and (b) under 65 years. [24537]

Jacqui Smith

[holding answer 8 January 2002]: The information requested is not available centrally. The 1998 Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study estimated that around 600,000 people in the United Kingdom suffer from dementia, including around 17,000 people under the age of 65.

he will inquire of the NHS acute trusts in London in order to ascertain the occupancy rate of beds in acute mental health wards in each London hospital; and if he will make a statement. [22085]

Jacqui Smith

[holding answer 13 December 2001]: The latest data available are for 2000–01 and are shown in the table.

The data are collected annually at national health service trust level, rather than by individual hospital site.