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Special Hospitals

Volume 169: debated on Tuesday 13 March 1990

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the recorded number of hours spent by women in seclusion at Rampton, Broadmoor and Moss Side special hospitals during the 12 months from December 1988 to December 1989.

The Special Hospitals Service Authority has provided the information requested as follows:

Number
Rarapton Hospital28,744
Broadmoor Hospital27,846
Moss Side Hospital10,031

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what is the recorded number of instances of self-mutilation or self harm by women in Rampton, Broadmoor and Moss Side special hospitals during the 12 months from December 1988 to December 1989.

The Special Hospitals Service Authority reports that, during the period in question, 618 such instances were recorded at Moss Side hospital. There is no readily available central record at Rampton and Broadmoor hospitals.