Significantly fewer young people were admitted to hospital last year for self-harm – with a 20 per cent decrease since the year before. Self-harm resulted in more than 100 hospital admissions of young people in Bolton last year, new figures show. Office for Health Improvement and Disparities figures based on NHS England data show there were around 120 hospital admissions for self-harm for people aged 10 to 24 in Bolton in the year to March 2023.
This was down 20 per cent from 150 during the same period the year before and the lowest number on record since 2011-12. Local figures are rounded to the nearest five. Amanda-Jayne Brown, Head of Operations for Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust said: “The news of the decrease in self-harm admissions to Royal Bolton Hospital for children and young people is extremely encouraging.
“We attribute this success to the I-thrive model implemented across Bolton health , education and social care which has been supported by the National Five Year Forward View Mental Health Commitment and ICB investment. “The investment has enabled greater access to support via NHS-funded mental health services in schools and colleges (MHST) and the development of the Mental Health Crisis Care provided for children and young people which combines assessment, brief response and intensive home treatment functions.” Nationally, 32,624 self-harm hospital admissions were recorded in 2022-.
