Private Medical Care

Mr. Dobson
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list by district health authority and by local authority (a) the number of people placed by them in private psychiatric units on a day care basis, (b) the number of people placed by them in private psychiatric units as residential patients and (c) the average length of stay for each patient placed in residential care in private psychiatric units for each year since 1979.

Mrs. Currie
I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

Mr. Dobson
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list by district health authority and by local health authority (a) the number of people placed by them in privately run drug/alcohol abuse assessement and care units on a day care basis, (b) the number of people placed by them in private drug/alcohol abuse assessment and care units as residential patients and (c) the average length of stay for each patient placed in residential care in drug/alcohol abuse assessment and care units for each year since 1979.

Mrs. Currie
I am sorry that I cannot give the hon. Member the information that he seeks. It is not held centrally.

Mr. Dobson
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list by district health authority and by local health authority the amount spent on placing people in (a) private psychiatric units and (b) private drug/alcohol abuse assessment and care units for each year since 1979.

Mrs. Currie
The information requested is not available centrally.

Mr. Dobson
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list (a) the private psychiatric units and (b) the private drug/alcohol assessment and care units used by district health authorities and local authorities for each year since 1979.

Mrs. Currie
I am sorry that I cannot give the hon. Member the information that he seeks in precisely the form requested. The information available centrally is given in the table.

Non-NHS institutions providing mental illness treatment under contractual arangements with NHS health authorities, 1985 St. John of God hospital, Richmond, North YorkshireThe Retreat, York YO1St. Andrew's hospital, Northampton NN1Royal Air Force hospital, Ely, CambridgeshireSydney house, Lydd, KentKneesworth house psychiatric hospital, Royston, HertsArbours Association crisis centre, London N8Ticehurst house hospital, Wadhurst, East SussexKing Edward VII hospital, Midhurst, West SussexCare Concern (Well street), Corwen, ClwydHighcliffe nursing Home, Christchurch, DorsetAllendale nursing home, Poole. DorsetBrooklyn nursing home, Bournemouth, DorsetCromer Lodge nursing home, Bournemouth, DorsetAscot nursing home, Ascot, BerkshireSpyway adolescent and young people unit, Swanage, DorsetLangham House nursing home, Rutland, LeicestershireCheadle royal hospital, Cheadle, Cheshire