Question reference: S6W-00506
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 7 June 2021
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 15 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many inpatient beds there are for people with eating disorders, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
Children and young people who require inpatient support for an eating disorder will be admitted to either one of the 3 regional Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) inpatient units, as outlined below, or be admitted to a paediatric ward.
- 24 beds - Skye House Regional Adolescent Unit, Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow
- 12 beds - Dudhope House, Dundee
- 12 beds - Young People’s Unit, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh
Similarly, adults who require inpatient support will be admitted to general adult mental health wards locally, or to one of the 3 adult specialist inpatient units in Scotland:
- The Regional Eating Disorder Unit at St John’s Hospital, Livingston, which is a 12 bed unit.
- The North of Scotland Eating Disorder Unit (Eden Unit), Royal Cornhill Hospital Aberdeen, which is a 10 bedded specialist eating disorder unit.
- There are also 4 specialist eating disorder beds in general adult psychiatry ward in Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow.