Patients in mental health hospitals and units in Wales with a mental illness
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Title
Patients in mental health hospitals and units with a mental illness: Census of patientsLast update
October 2015Next update
September 2016Publishing organisation
Welsh GovernmentSource 1
Psychiatric Census, NHS Wales Informatics ServiceContact email
stats.healthinfo@wales.gsi.gov.ukDesignation
NoneLowest level of geographical disaggregation
Local health boardsGeographical coverage
WalesLanguages covered
English onlyGeneral description
Patients in mental health hospitals and mental health units in hospitals with a mental illness, by age group and health board.Data collection and calculation
Each year (as of midnight 31st March) a census is taken of residents in NHS hospitals and units for people with a mental illness or a learning disability. Local Health Boards provide data to the NHS Wales Informatics Service (NWIS).The data covers patients in mental health hospitals and mental health units in hospitals that may have other specialties.
The census does not include Welsh residents who are patients at hospitals in England.
Frequency of publication
AnnualData reference periods
Data is shown for each year from 2009 onwards.The census is taken at 31 March each year.