Admission of Patients to Mental Health Facilities in Wales (Including Patients Detained Under the Mental Health Act 1983)

Key points

• In 2006-07 there were 11,027 admissions to mental health facilities in Wales, down from 13,459 in 2005-06
• 96 per cent of the admissions in 2006-07  were to NHS facilities in Wales, with the remainder admitted to independent hospitals.
• 1,310 were admitted under the Mental Health Act 1983 (excluding place of safety detentions) and other legislation compared to 1,426 in 2005-06.
• Civil (Part II) detentions accounted for 91 per cent of formal admissions (excluding place of safety detentions) with jusdt under two thirds of these (60 per cent) being admitted for assessment, with or without  treatment (Section 2 of the Mental Health Act 1983).

Further information can be found on the StatsWales website.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5080
E-mail: stats.healthinfo@wales.gsi.gov.uk