Mental Health Services.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 March 2005

Tuesday, 22 March 2005

Questions (106)

Dan Neville

Question:

102 Mr. Neville asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of psychiatric patients readmitted to hospital within two weeks of discharge. [9032/05]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children (Mr. T. O’Malley)

The information requested by the Deputy is not routinely collected by my Department.

The expert group on mental health policy is preparing a national policy framework for further modernisation of the mental health services, updating the 1984 policy document, Planning for the Future. The expert group has several sub-groups looking at specialist issues in mental health services, including the need for management information. The expert group on mental health policy is expected to report in 2005.

Question No. 103 answered with QuestionNo. 48.