Mental Health Admissions (Data) Bill

A Bill to make provision for the collection and publication of statistics on mental health hospital admissions; and for connected purposes.

Originating House

House of Commons

Sponsor

Dr Ben SpencerConservative

Last Updated

5 May 2021

In Plain English

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This Bill would require statistics on mental health hospital admissions to be collected and published. It aims to improve transparency, inform policy and planning, and include other related measures under the umbrella of 'connected purposes'.

Key Points

Creates a legal framework for collecting and publishing statistics on mental health hospital admissions.
Aims to standardise data collection and reporting to ensure consistency across providers.
Intended to improve transparency and support informed policy, planning and resource allocation.
Also covers related or connected provisions beyond admissions as part of its scope.

Progress

The Bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. It will move on to the committee stage for detailed scrutiny before progressing further.

Who is affected?

People admitted to mental health hospital services (patients)Families and carers of those patientsNHS and mental health service staff and providersPublic health bodies, researchers and policymakers who use the dataThe general public, through access to published statistics

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Updates & Documents

News (1)

News - Mental Health Admissions (Data)

1 Jan 1970

The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.

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