HC Deb 11 March 2004 vol 418 c1689W
Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many acute mental illness beds were available for(a) the elderly, (b) children and (c) other age groups in Lancashire Mental Health Trust in each of the last three years: and how many were in secure units. [157674]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The Lancashire Care National Health Service Trust was formed on 1 April 2002. Data are not available for this trust prior to that date. The available data, for the year 2002–03, are shown in the table.

Number
Mental illness: children
Short stay
Long stay
Mental illness: elderly
Short stay 227
Long stay 170
Mental illness: other ages
Secure unit 70
Short stay 393
Long stay
Source:
Department of Health returns.

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