Question NW3016 to the Minister of Health

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28 September 2023 - NW3016

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Clarke, Ms M to ask the Minister of Health

What (a) total number of patients were treated for mental healthrelated illness in (i) psychiatric hospitals, (ii) emergency departments and (iii) outpatient departments in (aa) 2019, (bb) 2020, (cc) 2021, (dd) 2022 and (ee) 2023 and (b) is the breakdown of the total in terms of (i) provincial and (ii) regional hospitals?

Reply:

The information provided below was accessed the National Health Information System (DHIS)

 

Psychiatric hospitals

Provincial hospital

Regional hospital

 

Total number of patients treated for mental health related illness in psychiatric hospitals (outpatients departments)

Total number of patients treated for mental health related illness in emergency and outpatients’ departments (ambulatory services)

Total number of patients treated for mental health related illness in emergency and outpatients’ departments (ambulatory services)

2019

209396

47860

152340

2020

110982

57467

140785

2021

75284

57763

152147

2022

81568

67271

167223

2023 (January-July)

45486

46207

99627

NB:

  • Specialised psychiatric hospitals do not have emergency departments
  • The statistics for emergency and outpatients departments in provincial and regional hospitals are not separated in the DHIS.

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