Re Mental Health Prescriptions:

• The number of antidepressant prescriptions handed out at the DHB each year for the last five years (January to December 2016 to January 2020 to YTD).
• The number of people prescribed anti-depressants under the DHB  each year for the last five years (January to December 2016 to January 2020 to YTD).
• The number of antipsychotic prescriptions handed out at the DHB each year for the last five years (January to December 2016 to January 2020 to YTD).
• The number of people prescribed antipsychotic prescriptions under the DHB  each year for the last five years (January to December 2016 to January 2020 to YTD).
• The number of admissions to the adult mental health inpatient unit each year for the last five years (January to December 2016 to January 2020 to YTD).
• The total amount of DHB funds allocated to the adult mental health inpatient each year for the last five years (January - December 2016 to January 2020 - YTD), with brief detail of what the money was being spent on each year.
• The number of complaints relating to mental health care each year for the last five years (January - December 2016 to January 2020 - YTD), with a brief description of each complaint.
• Also, a breakdown of the number of these complaints that were investigated.

Tags AdmissionsAdult mental health inpatient unitAntidepressantComplaintsMental HealthPrescriptions

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The number of patients prescribed anti-depressants in 2018 by DHB. Age and gender.

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HQSC data released indicating that Canterbury DHB had 26 suspected suicides for the 2016/2017 year.

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