Admissions to mental health facilities by local health board
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Admission of patients to Mental Health FacilitiesLast update
August 2024Next update
To be confirmedPublishing organisation
Welsh GovernmentSource 1
Admissions, changes in status and detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 data collection (KP90), Welsh GovernmentContact email
stats.healthinfo@gov.walesDesignation
NoneLowest level of geographical disaggregation
Local health boardsGeographical coverage
WalesLanguages covered
English and WelshData licensing
You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licenceGeneral description
Summary information on the number of admissions to mental health facilities in Wales, both formally (detained under a section of the Mental Health Act 1983 or other legislation) and informally.People who are compulsorily admitted to hospital are called ‘formal’ patients and people who are admitted to hospital when they are unwell without the use of compulsory powers are called ‘informal’ patients.
Data collection and calculation
Data are collected by the Welsh Government, by financial year, from individual local health boards and independent hospitals via the KP90 data collection form. A list of Independent hospitals that are registered to detain patients is provided to the Welsh Government each year from Healthcare Inspectorate Wales. This list can vary between years.Information is presented on patients admitted to mental health facilities in Wales (including NHS and independent hospitals). Although informal admissions account for the majority of admissions to mental health facilities in Wales, in the interest of their own health or safety or for the protection of other people, a person may be formally admitted or detained in hospital under various sections of the Mental Health Act 1983 and other legislation.
From 1st April 2010, Powys Teaching LHB transferred mental health services to Aneurin Bevan LHB, Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University LHB. Since then, the data has been shown under these LHBs in the release. However, following discussions between Welsh Government and Powys LHB, the data from 2012-13 onwards is shown under Powys. As a result, the data from 2012-13 onwards for those LHBs will not be comparable with data for previous years. These services were subsequently transferred back by Betsi Cadwaladr University LHB and Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University LHB on the 31st November 2015.
