Asked by: Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op) - Stalybridge and Hyde)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients currently in Assessment and Treatment Units have been detained in that unit under the Mental Health Act 1983.
Answered by Alistair Burt
The following table shows Patients in Assessment and Treatment units on 30 April 2016 by legal status.
|
| Number of patients | % of patients |
England 1,2,3 |
| April 2016 | April 2016 |
All patients |
| 2,565 | 100% |
Patients not subject to the Mental Health Act 1983 |
| 265 | 10% |
Patients subject to the Mental Health Act 1983 |
| 2,300 | 90% |
Of these patients - subject to the Mental Health Act 1983 | Patients subject to Mental Health Act Part II | 1,275 | 50% |
Mental Health Act Part III with no restrictions | 380 | 15% | |
Mental Health Act Part III with restrictions | 610 | 24% | |
Other | 35 | 1% |
Data source: Health and Social Care Information Centre. Assuring Transformation
Notes:
1 The Assuring Transformation collection covers England, but includes patients whose care is commissioned in England and provided elsewhere in the United Kingdom. These figures represent the number of patients who are receiving inpatient care at the end of each month. Figures have not been revised with more recent information, but show the position at the end of each month as extracted from the system at that time. This is due to it not always being possible to back date key measures. As such figures here will not match those presented in table 1 which have been back-dated.
2 Numbers less than 5 have been replaced by '*' and other values have been rounded to the nearest 5 to minimise disclosure risks associated with small numbers. Please note that rows will therefore not always add up to the total. Percentages have been calculated based on the non-rounded numbers.
3 "Mental Health Act legal status classification code" is a mandatory question in the Assuring Transformation collection. This question does not ask the start or end date of any legal status a patient may be subject to.
Asked by: Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op) - Stalybridge and Hyde)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the consultation on the database created by the Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Act 2016 will involve (a) medical research charities, (b) the pharmaceutical sector and (c) the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.
Answered by George Freeman
The Health and Social Care Information Centre will consult with stakeholders including charities, the relevant Royal Colleges, industry, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and other relevant bodies in the creation of the Database described in the Act, when the power vested on the Secretary of State is enacted.
Asked by: Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op) - Stalybridge and Hyde)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many specialist epilepsy nurses are employed in the NHS.
Answered by Ben Gummer
The Health and Social Care Information Centre provides information on the number of nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff employed in the National Health Service in England but it does not separately identify specialist epilepsy nurses.
It is for local NHS organisations with their knowledge of the healthcare needs of their local population to invest in training for specialist skills and to deploy specialist nurses.
Asked by: Jonathan Reynolds (Labour (Co-op) - Stalybridge and Hyde)
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people in each parliamentary constituency have been diagnosed with epilepsy; and what the average time taken was for someone to receive a diagnosis of epilepsy in the last 12 months.
Answered by Jane Ellison
Information concerning the number of people diagnosed with epilepsy in each parliamentary constituency and waiting times for diagnosis is not collected.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) best practice guideline The diagnosis and management of the epilepsies in adults and children in primary and secondary care, updated in 2012, estimates that epilepsy affects between 362,000 and 415,000 people in England. The guidance states that people having a first seizure should be seen by a specialist as soon as possible in order to ensure precise and early diagnosis and initiation of treatment. NICE recommends that referrals should be urgent, with patients being seen within two weeks if possible.