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Dept of Health

Answer

Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) children and adolescents, (b) adults and (c) pensioners were treated by mental health trusts in west Sussex in each of the last six years. [134773] Ms Rosie Winterton: The total number of admissions of patients with learning disabilities or mental illness resident in the west Sussex local authority is shown in the table. Number of admissions of patients under mental illness specialities and learning disabilities in west Sussex _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Age group 0-14 15-59 60-74 75 Plus Unknown Total 1996-97 67 1,244 392 837 6 2,546 1997-98 51 1,158 346 726 0 2,281 1998-99 45 603 190 393 1 1,232 1999-2000 48 1,852 532 798 4 3,234 2000-01 312 1,765 483 645 10 3,215 2001-02 429 1,247 292 353 0 2,321 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1 From April 2002 a new trust called West Sussex Health and Social Care Trust came into existence, in the main this trust treats mental health patients in the West Sussex area. This was formed by the merger of three other trusts, or parts of them, namely Worthing Priority Healthcare, Sussex Weald and Downs NHS Trust (previously Chichester Priority Care Services) and Mid Sussex NHS Trust. 2 The figures shown are the numbers of admissions under mental health specialities and learning disabilities in these three trusts, over the years 1996-2002. This does not, however, guarantee that the patients being admitted are from the west Sussex area. 3 Admissions are defined as the first period of patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Please note that admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the year. Source: Hospital Episode Statistics

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

134773; 413 c1121-2W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Children Learning disability Hospital beds Mental illness Patients Pensioners Psychiatric patients Mental health services West Sussex

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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