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<p>During the period 1 October 2017 to 31 March 2018 National Reporting and Learning
System (NRLS) recorded 12,398 cases of “missing or absconded patient” across England
and Wales. This category on the NRLS includes patients who left without signing a
‘discharge against medical advice’ form and those who failed to return from agreed
leave on time, rather than solely reports of patients who absconded or were reported
missing.</p><p> </p><p>A breakdown by care settings for both England and Wales is
provided in the following table.</p><p> </p><p>Incidents reported as “Missing or absconded
patient”, by care setting for England and Wales</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Care Setting</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Acute
/ general hospital</p></td><td><p>5,781</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>5,927</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ambulance
service</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community
and general dental service</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community
Nursing, medical and therapy service (incl. community hospital)</p></td><td><p>312</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>369</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community
optometry / optician services</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Community
pharmacy</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>General
practice</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Learning
disabilities service</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mental
health service</p></td><td><p>5,754</p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>5,993</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>11,954</p></td><td><p>444</p></td><td><p>12,398</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
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