Written question asked by Emma Lewell (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 December 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 December 2023 (named day). It was answered by Maria Caulfield (Conservative) on Monday, 18 December 2023 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Psychiatric Patients: Self-harm and Suicide
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many incidents of (a) self-harm, (b) suicide and (c) attempted suicide by patients within (i) 24 and (ii) 48 hours of discharge from a mental health hospital have been been recorded in the past year.
- Answer
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The Mental Health Services Dataset (MHSDS) does not hold the information requested.
The University of Manchester provides data on suicides for people in contact with mental health services annually. Their reports are available at the following link:
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 6582
- Session
- 2023-24
- Subjects
- Psychiatric patients Suicide Self-harm
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
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- 2023-12-18 15:11:34 +0000
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