Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) children and (b) adolescent patients in (i) England and (ii) London were admitted to mental health hospitals outside of their home local authority area in each of the last five years.
Answered on
26 February 2016
A finished admission episode (FAE) is the first period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. FAEs are counted against the year or month in which the admission episode finishes. Admissions do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period.
The Healthcare and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) is able to provide data based on clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and Area Teams (AT) in England but not by local authority area. The table below shows the number of FAEs to a Mental Health and Learning Disability Trust outside of (a) CCG and (b) AT of Residence, for patients aged 0-15 and 16-18 in England and resident in London for years 2010-11 to 2014-15.
FAEs outside CCG of residence | FAEs outside AT of residence | ||||
Year | Age | England | London | England | London |
2010-11 | 0-15 | 2,392 | 172 | 294 | 3 |
16-18 | 2,187 | 349 | 589 | 18 | |
2011-12 | 0-15 | 2,471 | 190 | 372 | 1 |
16-18 | 2,223 | 336 | 571 | 20 | |
2012-13 | 0-15 | 2,246 | 186 | 412 | 1 |
16-18 | 2,039 | 323 | 626 | 16 | |
2013-14 | 0-15 | 2,247 | 191 | 365 | 4 |
16-18 | 2,275 | 415 | 633 | 15 | |
2014-15 | 0-15 | 2,184 | 154 | 378 | 2 |
16-18 | 2,183 | 419 | 601 | 17 | |
Figures for England are total figures including those for London residents