This statistic displays the number of detentions on admission to hospital under the Mental Health Act 1983 in England from 2009/10 to 2020/21. There were approximately 35.2 thousand detentions under the Mental Health Act on admission to hospital in 2020/21, the highest number since 2015/16.
Number of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 on admission to hospital in England from 2009/10 to 2020/21
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NHS Digital. (October 26, 2021). Number of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 on admission to hospital in England from 2009/10 to 2020/21 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/399099/detentions-on-admission-to-hospital-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Number of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 on admission to hospital in England from 2009/10 to 2020/21." Chart. October 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/399099/detentions-on-admission-to-hospital-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2021). Number of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 on admission to hospital in England from 2009/10 to 2020/21. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/399099/detentions-on-admission-to-hospital-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Number of Detentions under The Mental Health Act 1983 on Admission to Hospital in England from 2009/10 to 2020/21." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/399099/detentions-on-admission-to-hospital-in-england/
NHS Digital, Number of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 on admission to hospital in England from 2009/10 to 2020/21 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/399099/detentions-on-admission-to-hospital-in-england/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Number of detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 on admission to hospital in England from 2009/10 to 2020/21 [Graph], NHS Digital, October 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/399099/detentions-on-admission-to-hospital-in-england/