❓ Question on Notice regarding the number of mental health patients awaiting beds in the public health system, including involuntary patients, and the average wait times for admission, treatment, and professional help. The answer provides limited data, focusing on involuntary patients in community care assessed as potentially benefiting from inpatient treatment.
AnsweredQoN 2757Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
(1) How many mental health patients are currently awaiting a bed in the public health system?
(2) Of those people, how many are involuntary patients?
(3) What is the current average wait for -
(a) admission to hospital;
(b) treatment; and
(c) professional help,
for patients requiring assistance due to mental health issues?
(2) Of those people, how many are involuntary patients?
(3) What is the current average wait for -
(a) admission to hospital;
(b) treatment; and
(c) professional help,
for patients requiring assistance due to mental health issues?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 March 2006
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Health
Response time
126 days
(b) treatment; and (c) professional help, for patients requiring assistance due to mental health issues?
(c) professional help, for patients requiring assistance due to mental health issues?
for patients requiring assistance due to mental health issues?
Some mental health patients cared for in the community are assessed as potentially benefiting for a period of inpatient treatment. Those assessed as potentially benefiting from inpatient care are admitted to hospital. As at 24 February 2006, there were 17 involuntary patients in community care who were assessed as potentially benefiting from inpatient treatment. It should be noted that some of these patients assessed as potentially benefiting from inpatient treatment, are subject to a Community Treatment Order (CTO); for these patients, the assessment of inpatient treatment may have resulted from a breach of the CTO and not necessarily for clinical reasons.
As at 24 February 2006, there were 17 involuntary patients in community care who were assessed as potentially benefiting from inpatient treatment. It should be noted that some of these patients assessed as potentially benefiting from inpatient treatment, are subject to a Community Treatment Order (CTO); for these patients, the assessment of inpatient treatment may have resulted from a breach of the CTO and not necessarily for clinical reasons.
(c) professional help, for patients requiring assistance due to mental health issues?
for patients requiring assistance due to mental health issues?
Some mental health patients cared for in the community are assessed as potentially benefiting for a period of inpatient treatment. Those assessed as potentially benefiting from inpatient care are admitted to hospital. As at 24 February 2006, there were 17 involuntary patients in community care who were assessed as potentially benefiting from inpatient treatment. It should be noted that some of these patients assessed as potentially benefiting from inpatient treatment, are subject to a Community Treatment Order (CTO); for these patients, the assessment of inpatient treatment may have resulted from a breach of the CTO and not necessarily for clinical reasons.
As at 24 February 2006, there were 17 involuntary patients in community care who were assessed as potentially benefiting from inpatient treatment. It should be noted that some of these patients assessed as potentially benefiting from inpatient treatment, are subject to a Community Treatment Order (CTO); for these patients, the assessment of inpatient treatment may have resulted from a breach of the CTO and not necessarily for clinical reasons.
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