Table 2.4.5
PATIENTS UNDER THE CARE OF A MENTAL ILLNESS
CONSULTANT AT 31 MARCH BY DURATION OF STAY: 1986, 1992 TO 1996:
ENGLAND
(Estimated numbers and rates per 100,000 population)
| Duration of stay | 1986
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994
| 1995 | 1996 |
| Number of patients (1) | |
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| ALL DURATIONS | 60,300 | 45,100
| 39,500 | 36,400 | 34,800
| 34,600 |
| Under 1 year | 26,000 | 25,500
| 22,200 | 22,400 | 20,800
| 22,500 |
| 1 to 2 years | 6,600 | 4,200
| 4,600 | 4,200 | 4,300
| 3,000 |
| 2 to 3 years | 3,600 | 2,900
| 2,800 | 2,100 | 2,500
| 2,500 |
| 3 to 5 years | 4,600 | 4,400
| 3,500 | 2,400 | 2,400
| 2,400 |
| 5 years and over | 19,700 |
8,200 | 6,400 | 5,400
| 4,700 | 4,100 |
| Rates per 100,000 population |
| | | |
| |
ALL DURATIONS | 128 |
94 | 82 | 75 | 71
| 71 |
| Under 1 year | 55 | 53
| 46 | 46 | 43 |
46 |
| 1 year | 14 | 9
| 10 | 9 | 9 |
6 |
| 2 years | 8 | 6
| 6 | 4 | 5 |
5 |
| 3 years | 10 | 9
| 7 | 5 | 5 |
5 |
| 5 years and over | 42 | 17
| 13 | 11 | 10 |
8 |
Footnotes:
(1) Figures for 1992 to 1996 have been estimated from the number of unfinished consultant episodes at31 March. They are estimates based on data obtained directly from RHAs and are not directly comparable with figures for earlier years. Data for 1986 were estimated from a base year of 1971 and updated annually.
(2) This table replicates Table C5.5 in HC297 as data relating to March 1997 are not available.
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