Admissions to hospital of people with mental health conditions, 2002-03
Key facts
The number and rate of admissions, Finished Consultant Episodes (FCE), and discharges vary by Primary Care Organisation.
The total number of admissions to NHS hospitals ranges from 5 to 3,600 (corresponding to admission rates per 1,000 population of 0.1 and 9.9 respectively).
The number of FCEs ranges from 80 to 3,060 with live discharges ranging from 50 to 2,630. The number of FCEs may be larger than the number of discharges as a person may be assigned to more than one consultant during a spell in hospital.
Summary
The 2002-2003 details of Admissions and Admission rates, Finished Consultant Episodes and Discharges for people with mental illness are published on the Neighbourhood Statistics website on 28 October 2005. The information in this dataset is intended to be used for statistical purposes and is based on Hospital Episode Statistics.