Statistics regarding the number of persons with mental handicap at 31 December 1992 indicated that 13,399 persons were in receipt of services of whom 6,582 were in receipt of residential services and 6,817 attended day care services.
As a result of the additional £8.5 million made available for the development of services in 1993, a further 90 residential/respite places and 205 day care places were provided. In 1994 additional funding of £12.5 million was provided for the development of a broad range of services, including 282 new residential places for ongoing emergency and respite care and 550 day care places for a wide variety of community based services. The following is the current position in respect of each health board region: