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In-patients formally detained in hospitals under the Mental Health Act 1983 and other legislation, England: 1988-89 to 1998-99
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Last modified date:8 February 2007
This bulletin is one of a series summarising information about people detained in NHS facilities, including high security psychiatric hospitals, and private mental nursing homes under the Mental Health Act 1983. It includes figures for the period 1988-89 to 1998-99.
Key facts
- The number of formal admissions to hospital under the Act rose from 16,000 in 1988-89 to 27,100 in 1998-99
- 89% of all formal admissions were to NHS hospitals under Part II of the Act
- The number of men formally admitted under Part II of the Act (Sections 2,3 and 4) to NHS facilities almost doubled between 1988-89 and 1998-99 from 6,200 to 12,300, whereas the number of women increased by about 47%, from 8,100 to 11,900 over the same period
- In 1998-99 a further 20,500 people were formally detained under the Act after admission to hospital as informal patients
- The rate of detentions in NHS hospitals under the Act in 1998-99 in England was 93 per 100,000 population
- At 31 March 1999, there were 13,000 patients detained in hospital, 1,300 in high security psychiatric hospitals, 10,500 in other NHS facilities and 1,200 in private mental nursing homes
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