Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients
Commons · Question 25740 · Tabled 22 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Jerome Mayhew
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients are detained in assessment and treatment units in England.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 28 Jan 2025
Patients in assessment and treatment units in England are recorded in the Assuring Transformation data set, under the bed type Acute Mental Health Unit for Adults with a Learning Disability and/or Autism.In December 2024, there were 160 inpatients detaine...