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Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients

Commons · Question 27256 · Tabled 29 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2025

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Asked by Jerome Mayhew

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients were detained in assessment and treatment units in England in December (a) 2023, (b) 2022 and (c) 2021.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Kinnock, 5 Feb 2025

The Assuring Transformation data set records information about people with a learning disability and autistic people who are receiving treatment or care as inpatients in a mental health hospital.Patients in assessment and treatment units (ATUs) in England...