For each of the last three financial years, how many mental health related hospital admissions have there been in each of Wales's health boards for children and young people under the age of 25?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Services | Answered on 30/05/2018

The number of admissions of patients aged under 25 where treatment speciality was mental health, by health board, 2015-16 to 2017-18

Provider Name

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18 (Provisional)

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

270

233

295

Hywel Dda University Health Board

178

140

139

Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board

247

226

230

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

144

154

141

Cwm Taf University Health Board

203

191

194

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

267

305

313

Powys Teaching Health Board

 31

36 

21

Wales

1,341

1,287

1,330

Source: Admitted Patient Care Dataset

Notes

Based on Episode End Dates between 01/04/2015 and 31/03/2018, Welsh providers (all patients regardless of residency). It includes only admitting episodes and where the patient is aged under 25.

The health board shown is where patients have been treated opposed to the providing HB.

An admission for mental health is defined as any treatment specialty code beginning with 7.

This is a live dataset so previously published figures may differ slightly from those shown

Figures for 2017-18 are provisional. They are subject to change.