There were 297 admissions with no fixed abode in 2019, a slight decrease from 306 in 2018. Seventy-one per cent were male and 76% were single.

Of these:

• 28% had a diagnosis of schizophrenia,
• 17% had a diagnosis of other drug disorders,
• 11% had a diagnosis of personality and behavioural disorders,
• 8% had a diagnosis of depressive disorders,
• a further 8% had a diagnosis of alcoholic disorders and
• 6% had a diagnosis of neuroses.

Admissions for alcoholic disorders accounted for a higher proportion of admissions to independent/private and private charitable centres, at 14%, compared with 4% of admissions to general hospital psychiatric units and a further 4% of admissions to psychiatric hospitals/continuing care units.

Discharges with a diagnosis of other drug disorders had the shortest average length of stay, ay 16.3 days (median 7 days).

There were 497 admissions for under 18s in 2019, an increase of 89 from 408 in 2018. Males accounted for nine-in-ten admissions with other drug disorders**.

** Other drug disorders include Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use (excluding Mental and Behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol).