| answer text |
<p>Information on the number of people in mental health inpatient services at the
end of July 2019 is shown in the following table. The length of stay of an individual
patient is influenced by many factors but the aim is always to have as short a stay
as possible in an inpatient setting with patients returning home and having support
from community-based services.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Length
of stay</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Age group (years)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under
18</p></td><td><p>18 and over</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>950</p></td><td><p>21,665</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Less
than 3 months</p></td><td><p>561</p></td><td><p>10,204</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 months
and less than 6 months</p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>2,626</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6
months and less than 12 months</p></td><td><p>132</p></td><td><p>2,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12
months and less than 2 years</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>2,354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2
years and less than 5 years</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>2,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5
years and less than 10 years</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10
years or more</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>424</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Source:
NHS Digital, Mental Health Services Dataset</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>
|
|
