Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 102: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of psychiatric patients readmitted to hospital within two weeks of discharge. [9032/05]

Tim O'Malley (Limerick East, Progressive Democrats)
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The information requested by the Deputy is not routinely collected by my Department.

The expert group on mental health policy is preparing a national policy framework for further modernisation of the mental health services, updating the 1984 policy document, Planning for the Future. The expert group has several sub-groups looking at specialist issues in mental health services, including the need for management information. The expert group on mental health policy is expected to report in 2005.