Written question asked by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Monday, 13 May 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 June 2002. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Monday, 17 June 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many elderly patients have received community-based psychiatric provision in each of the last five years. - Inc table.

Answer: Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many elderly patients have received community-based psychiatric provision in each of the last five years. [56958] Jacqui Smith: The number of first contacts with patients aged 65 and over by community psychiatric nurses is set out in the table. Community psychiatric nurses--number of first contacts with patients aged 65 and over, 1996-97 to 2000-01 Thousand _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of persons 1996-97 146 1997-98 152 1998-99 162 1999-2000 158 2000-01 154 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Further information about patient contacts with community psychiatric nurses is contained in the statistical report "Patient care in the community, Community Psychiatric Nursing, summary information for 2000-01, England". A copy of the summary is in the Library and also available on the Department website at www.doh.gov.uk/ public/kc570001. Older people also receive other community-based psychiatric services, either as well as or separately from services from community psychiatric nurses, but information is not available on the numbers receiving other services.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 56958; 387 c156W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Community care Older people Mental health services Psychiatry Psychogeriatrics
Contains statistics: Yes
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