Question reference: S6W-05478
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 10 January 2022
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 January 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many beds have been allocated specifically for mental health patients in each NHS board in each of the last five years.
Answer
The total number of mental health and learning disability beds within the NHS Scotland estate each of the last five years was:
Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Beds | 4,205 | 4,075 | 3,922 | - | - |
*Source: Mental Health & Learning Disability Inpatient Census
The annually published Mental Health & Learning Disability Inpatient Census details the number of inpatient acute, specialist and learning disability beds within the NHS Scotland estate. The Census was not completed in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.