United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 6582
Psychiatric Patients: Self-harm and Suicide
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12 December 2023
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18 December 2023 · Answer
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18 December 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many incidents of (a) self-harm, (b) suicide and (c) attempted suicide by patients within (i) 24 and (ii) 48 hours of discharge from a mental health hospital have been been recorded in the past
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12 December 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many incidents of (a) self-harm, (b) suicide and (c) attempted suicide by patients within (i) 24 and (ii) 48 hours of discharge from a mental health hospital have been been recorded in the past
Source: Commons
18 December 2023
Answer
The Mental Health Services Dataset (MHSDS) does not hold the information requested.The University of Manchester provides data on suicides for people in contact with mental health services annually. Their reports are available at the following link:https:/...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-12-12/6582
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1677456
- uk · wq-1677456 · source updated 18 December 2023