§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent assessment his Department has made of the social and psychological effects on patients of compulsory treatment for(a) 72 hours, (b) 28 days and (c) a longer period. [76688]
§ Jacqui SmithThe Department has not recently made an assessment. The social services inspectorate's reportDetained focused on the quality of service experienced by detained patients generally and in particular, the approved social worker's role. It was published in February 2001.