asked the Minister for Health the total number of beds for (a) psychiatric (b) young mentally handicapped (c) adult mentally handicapped and (d) geriatric patients provided in health board run institutions in each health board area.
Written Answers. - Health Board Institutions.
503.
The particulars are as follows:
(a) Psychiatric
The number of beds in health board psychiatric hospitals varies according to need and include a number of beds, estimated at present at about 2,700, occupied by mentally handicapped patients. The beds occupied in each health board area on 31st December last were as follows, which met the required needs.
|
Eastern Health Board |
2,478 |
|
North Eastern Health Board |
841 |
|
South Eastern Health Board |
2,206 |
|
Midland Health Board |
1,400 |
|
North Western Health Board |
1,210 |
|
Western Health Board |
2,394 |
|
Mid Western Health Board |
1,393 |
|
Southern Health Board |
1,486 |
|
13,408 |
(b) and (c) Mentally Handicapped The following is a list of the number of residential places provided on 31st December, 1976 by health boards in centres catering specifically for the mentally handicapped.
|
Number of places |
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|
Health Board Area |
Children (under 16 years) |
Adults |
Total |
|
Eastern |
— |
— |
— |
|
Midland |
27 |
31 |
58 |
|
Mid-Western |
84 |
8 |
92 |
|
North-Eastern |
— |
— |
— |
|
North-Western |
24 |
18 |
42 |
|
South-Eastern |
24 |
— |
24 |
|
Southern |
— |
— |
— |
|
Western |
— |
— |
— |
|
159 |
57 |
216 |
|
(d) Geriatric Health Board Area |
Number of beds for geriatric patients |
|
Eastern |
1,437 |
|
Midland |
728 |
|
Mid-Western |
1,486 |
|
North-Eastern |
1,100 |
|
North-Western |
840 |
|
South-Eastern |
1,340 |
|
Southern |
1,078 |
|
Western |
1,403 |
|
Total 9,412 |
Notes: There are 250 Geriatric Assessment beds in addition to the numbers shown above. There are also approximately 750 district hospital beds which are mainly used for long-stay geriatric patients.