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In-patients formally detained in hospitals under the Mental Health Act 1983 and other legislation NHS Trusts, Care Trusts, Primary Care Trusts and Independent Hospitals: 2002-03

  • Last modified date:
    8 February 2007

The Booklet provides information on detentions under the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983. People can be formally detained in hospital under various sections of this Act in the interests of their own health or safety or for the protection of other people.

The following table indicates where to find information on specific aspects at each level of aggregation:

 

Admissions to hospital

Place of Safety orders

Changes in status after admission

Uses of Part II sections

Residents

All facilities

England

Table 1

-

-

-

-

GOR

Table 12a

-

-

Table 13a

Table 14a

SHA

Table 12b

-

-

Table 13b

Table 14b

NHS facilities

England

Table 2

-

Table 4

-

-

GOR

Table 5a

Table 7a

Table 8a

-

Table 10a, 14a

SHA

Table 5b

Table 7b

Table8b

-

Table 10b, 14b

Trust/ CT/ PCT

Table 5c

Table 7c

Table 8c

-

Table 10c

Independent hospitals

England

Table 3

not applicable

-

-

Table 11, 14

GOR

Table 6a

.

Table 9a

-

Table 11a, 14a


Trusts, Care Trusts and PCTs that did not have detained patients during 2002-03 are not included in the Trust/ CT/ PCT level tables

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