The number of NHS average available staffed beds for the quarters ending 31 March 1997 to 30 September 1999, the latest period for which information is centrally available, is given in the table.NHS IN SCOTLAND: AVERAGE AVAILABLE STAFFED BEDS1Quarter EndingAverage Available Staffed BedsMarch 199739,073June 199738,602September 199737,883December 199737,723Ma...