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Mental health—emergency department data
(Question No 1912)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Mental Health, upon notice, on 26 October 2018:
(1) What percentage of people with mental health issues presenting to an emergency department received treatment within clinically appropriate guidelines in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15, (c) 2015-16, (d) 2016-17 and (e) 2017-18.
(2) What was the (a) average, (b) shortest and (c) longest length of time spent in an emergency department by people presenting with mental health issues in the years referred to in part (1).
(3) What percentage of people with mental health issues presenting to an emergency department left the department (a) before receiving treatment, (b) while receiving treatment but before being admitted to a ward and (c) after receiving treatment which resulted in a clinical decision that admission was not required in the years referred to in part (1).
Mr Rattenbury: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) The percentage of people with mental health issues presenting to an emergency department who received treatment within clinically recommended times was (a) 69 per cent in 2013-14, (b) 65 per cent in 2014-15, (c) 58 per cent in 2015-16, (d) 55 per cent in 2016-17, and (e) 40 per cent in 2017-18.
(2) (a) The average time for people with mental health issues who presented and were treated in an emergency department was 425 minutes in 2013-14, 491 minutes in 2014-15, 389 minutes in 2015-16, 327 minutes in 2016-17, and 397 minutes in 2017-18. (b) The shortest time for people with mental health issues who presented and were treated in an emergency department was three minutes in 2013-14, four minutes in 2014-15, six minutes in 2015-16, four minutes in 2016-17, and four minutes in 2017-18. (c) The longest time for people with mental health issues who presented and were treated in an emergency department was 73 hours in 2013-14, 87 hours in 2014-15, 80 hours in 2015-16, 72 hours in 2016-17, and 90 hours in 2017-18.
(3) (a) The percentage of people with mental health issues who left the department before receiving treatment is not possible to quantify as it can only be determined that a patient had a mental health issue after clinical assessment. (b) The percentage of people with mental health issues who left the department while receiving treatment but before being admitted to a ward was two per cent in 2013-14, two percent in 2014-15, two per cent in 2015-16, two percent in 2016-17, and three per cent in 2017-18. (c) The percentage of people with mental health issues who after receiving treatment which resulted in a clinical decision that admission was not required was 65 per cent in 2013-14, 66 per cent in 2014-15, 62 per cent in 2015-16, 55 per cent in 2016-17, and 55 per cent in 2017-18.
Health—consultants
(Question No 1913)
Mrs Dunne asked the Minister for Mental Health, upon notice, on 26 October 2018:
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