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Freedom of Information request 507-2023

Response published: 4 December 2023
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FOI Request

For the time periods contained in cells B-F please provide statistical information relating to individuals who died whilst receiving in-patient psychiatric care at any facility in your jurisdiction. Please provide the total for the 5 year period in cell G. If you are unable to provide all the information request please provide as much information as possible. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 1. How many individuals died whilst recieving in-patient psychiatric care? 2. How many of the individuals who died whilst recieving in-patient psychiatric care were not detained under the Mental Health Act 1983? 3. How many non-detained patients: a. Died from self inflicted causes b. Died from natural causes c. Died during or after being restrained by medical staff or police called to assist medical staff 4. Of the non-detained patients who died from self inflicted causes how many were: a. White b. BAME c. Not known/ not stated 5. Of the non-detained patients who died from self inflicted causes and were BAME how many were: a. Black b. Asian c. Mixed ethnicity. Where possible please break this down into: i. Mixed White/Black ii. Mixed White/Asian d.Other ethnic group 6. Of the non detained patients who died from natural causes how many were: a. White b. BAME c. Not known/ not stated 7. Of the non detained patients who died from natural causes and were BAME how many were: a. Black b. Asian c. Mixed ethnicity. Where possible please break this down into: i. Mixed White/Black ii. Mixed White/Asian d. Other ethnic group 8. Of the non detained patients who died during or after being restrained by medical staff or police how many were: a. White b. BAME c. Not known/ not stated 9. Of the non - detained patients who died during or after being restrained by medical staff or police and were BAME how many were: a. Black b. Asian c. Mixed ethnicity. Where possible please break this down into: i. Mixed White/Black ii. Mixed White/Asian d.Other ethnic group

FOI Response

For the time periods contained in cells B-F please provide statistical information relating to individuals who died whilst receiving in-patient psychiatric care at any facility in your jurisdiction. Please provide the total for the 5 year period in cell G.

If you are unable to provide all the information request please provide as much information as possible. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 Total

1. How many individuals died whilst recieving in-patient psychiatric care? 16 10 14 14 10 64

2. How many of the individuals who died whilst recieving in-patient psychiatric care were not detained under the Mental Health Act 1983? 8 1 6 4 2 21

3. How many non-detained patients:
a. Died from self inflicted causes 3 1 2 0 0 6
b. Died from natural causes 5 0 4 4 1 14
c. Died during or after being restrained by medical staff or police called to assist medical staff 0 0 0 0 0 0

4. Of the non-detained patients who died from self inflicted causes how many were:
a. White 3 1 2 0 0 6
b. BAME 0 0 0 0 0 0
c. Not known/ not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0

5. Of the non-detained patients who died from self inflicted causes and were BAME how many were:
a. Black
b. Asian
c. Mixed ethnicity. Where possible please break this down into:
i. Mixed White/Black
ii. Mixed White/Asian
d.Other ethnic group

6. Of the non detained patients who died from natural causes how many were:
a. White 5 0 4 4 1 14
b. BAME 0 0 0 0 0 0
c. Not known/ not stated 0 0 0 0 0 0

7. Of the non detained patients who died from natural causes and were BAME how many were:
a. Black
b. Asian
c. Mixed ethnicity. Where possible please break this down into:
i. Mixed White/Black
ii. Mixed White/Asian
d. Other ethnic group

8. Of the non detained patients who died during or after being restrained by medical staff or police how many were:
a. White
b. BAME
c. Not known/ not stated

9. Of the non – detained patients who died during or after being restrained by medical staff or police and were BAME how many were:
a. Black
b. Asian
c. Mixed ethnicity. Where possible please break this down into:
i. Mixed White/Black
ii. Mixed White/Asian