More financial support is needed for a Northern Ireland health trust after it emerged there was a surge in the number of hospital admissions under the Mental Health programme.
The report, from NISRA, shows that more than a third of hospital admissions under the programme of care were in the Western Trust area.
In 2021/22, 34.7% (1,596) of a total of 4,593 admissions under the Mental Health programme of care were in Western HSC Trust. Belfast HSC Trust had the lowest percentage of mental health admissions with 13.3% (611) of the total, according to the report.
