United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 93467
Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Coronavirus
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22 November 2022
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28 November 2022 · Answer
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28 November 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reduced access to community mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic on the numbers of people detained under the Mental Health Act.
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22 November 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of reduced access to community mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic on the numbers of people detained under the Mental Health Act.
Source: Commons
28 November 2022
Answer
In 2020/21, the number of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 increased by an estimated 4.5% compared to the previous year. While in ‘Monitoring the Mental Health Act 2020/21’, the Care Quality Commission suggested that reduced access to community...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-11-22/93467
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1544481
- uk · wq-1544481 · source updated 28 November 2022