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Mental Patients

Volume 906: debated on Monday 23 February 1976

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asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number and capacity of registered homes for those patients released from psychiatric and mental hospitals

Number of homes* for:Number of registered places for:
AreaMentally IIIMentally HandicappedMentally IIIMentally Handicapped
Voluntary Homes
West Glamorgan110
Wales110
Private Homes
Clwyd4466120
Gwynedd122318
Wales5689138
* Mixed homes, i.e. those catering both for the mentally ill and mentally handicapped, are classified according to their major purpose.

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what was the number of patients released in each area health authority from psychiatric and mental hospitals and units in each of the last five years, and the estimated number of such released

Number of discharges and deaths
Area1971197219731974
Clwyd2,0481,9862,1862,250
Dyfed1,4901,5501,4901,362
Gwent2,4742,3892,3122,281
Gwynedd114119174169
Mid Glamorgan2,2922,2472,2042,211
Powys310313304374
South Glamorgan1,7921,7402,1082,198
West Glamorgan814850995992
It is estimated that approximately 90 per cent. of patients require some form of care or treatment following discharge.