This statistic displays the number of detentions subsequent to admission to hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 in England from 2009/10 to 2020/21. In 2020/21, there were approximately 13.6 thousand detentions following admission to hospital under the 1983 Act, the lowest amount since 2011/12.
Number of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 following an admission to hospital in England from 2009/10 to 2020/21
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NHS Digital. (October 26, 2021). Number of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 following an admission to hospital in England from 2009/10 to 2020/21 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/399126/detentions-subsequent-to-admission-to-hospital-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Number of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 following an admission to hospital in England from 2009/10 to 2020/21." Chart. October 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/399126/detentions-subsequent-to-admission-to-hospital-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2021). Number of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 following an admission to hospital in England from 2009/10 to 2020/21. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/399126/detentions-subsequent-to-admission-to-hospital-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Number of Detentions under The Mental Health Act 1983 following An Admission to Hospital in England from 2009/10 to 2020/21." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/399126/detentions-subsequent-to-admission-to-hospital-in-england/
NHS Digital, Number of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 following an admission to hospital in England from 2009/10 to 2020/21 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/399126/detentions-subsequent-to-admission-to-hospital-in-england/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Number of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 following an admission to hospital in England from 2009/10 to 2020/21 [Graph], NHS Digital, October 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/399126/detentions-subsequent-to-admission-to-hospital-in-england/