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Count me in 2009: results of the 2009 national census of inpatients and patients on supervised community treatment in mental health and learning disability services in England and Wales
- Authors:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION, NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT UNIT
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 59p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is the fifth national census of the ethnicity of inpatients in NHS and independent mental health and learning disability services in England and Wales. Carried out in March 2009 it follows a similar format to those conducted each year since 2005 but now also includes patients subject to Community Treatment Orders (CTO) introduced in 2008. Information was obtained for 31,786 patients who were either inpatients or on a CTO on census day. The number of patients in each census has declined from 33,785 in 2005 to 31,020 (without the outpatients on CTO) in 2009. The proportion of patients in independent hospitals has increased steadily over this period from 10% to 16%, with a corresponding decline in the proportion of NHS patients. Ethnicity information was available for 98% of the patients; 22% were from minority ethnic groups compared to 20% in the 2005 census. White British account for 78% of all patients, Black or Black/White mix groups 10%, other white groups 4%, South Asian 3%, White Irish 2%, and others (including Chinese) 3%. Differences in mental health problems were seen between and within ethnic groups. It is noted that there has been no reduction in the rates of admission, detention and seclusion among black and minority ethnic groups.