FoI Number
2023-325
Subject
Mental Health Transfer
Date Received
06/09/2023
Request and Response

Requestor provided clarification that by transfer they mean inpatient hospital to hospital transfers only.

  1. In this health board, how many mental health patients were transferred from hospitals in Scotland to hospitals and other settings in England and Wales in the financial year 2023/24? Please also provide the data for the financial year 2022/23.

Zero

  1. In this health board, where mental health patients were transferred from hospitals in Scotland to hospitals and other settings in England and Wales, what was the average distance of the transfer during the financial year 2023/24? Please also provide the data for the financial year 2022/23.

N/A

  1. In this health board, where mental health patients were transferred from hospitals in Scotland to hospitals and other settings in England and Wales, what was the furthest transfer in miles during the financial year 2023/24? Please also provide the data for the financial year 2022/23.

N/A

  1. In this health board, where mental health patients were transferred from hospitals in Scotland to hospitals and other settings in England and Wales, please provide a reason why that transfer took place. For instance, was it because of a lack of beds?

N/A

  1. In this health board, what was the total cost associated with transferring mental health patients from hospitals in Scotland to other settings in England and Wales in the financial year 2023/24? Please also provide the data for the financial year 2022/23.

N/A