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During the period 1 October 2017 to 31 March 2018 National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) recorded 12,398 cases of \u201cmissing or absconded patient\u201d across England and Wales. This category on the NRLS includes patients who left without signing a \u2018discharge against medical advice\u2019 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>

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A breakdown by care settings for both England and Wales is provided in the following table.<\/p>

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Incidents reported as \u201cMissing or absconded patient\u201d, by care setting for England and Wales<\/p>

Care Setting<\/p><\/td>

England<\/p><\/td>

Wales<\/p><\/td>

Total<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Acute / general hospital<\/p><\/td>

5,781<\/p><\/td>

146<\/p><\/td>

5,927<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Ambulance service<\/p><\/td>

15<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

15<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Community and general dental service<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

1<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Community Nursing, medical and therapy service (incl. community hospital)<\/p><\/td>

312<\/p><\/td>

57<\/p><\/td>

369<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Community optometry / optician services<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Community pharmacy<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

General practice<\/p><\/td>

4<\/p><\/td>

0<\/p><\/td>

4<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Learning disabilities service<\/p><\/td>

87<\/p><\/td>

2<\/p><\/td>

89<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Mental health service<\/p><\/td>

5,754<\/p><\/td>

239<\/p><\/td>

5,993<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/p><\/td>

11,954<\/p><\/td>

444<\/p><\/td>

12,398<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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