The increasing provision of community-based care has lead to a corresponding reduction in the number of hospital beds.Table 1NHSiS - General Psychiatry1 average available staffed beds2, 3; by Health Board area of treatment4; years ending 31 March 1996-2000 Year Ending 19961997199819992000All Health Board Areas 4,678 4,367 4,301 4,143 3,888Argyll & Clyde 561 560 570 521 496Ayrshire & Arran 273 273 264 248 238Borders 84 85 82 75 67Dumfries & Galloway 181 158 158 154 122Fife 284 282 270 269 276 276Forth Valley 262 260 261 261 207Grampian 407 344 324 310 307Greater Glasgow 787 672 698 715 677Highland 172 150 140 140 140Lanarkshire 415 390 402 392 358Lothian 730 679 659 637 599Orkney - 1 - - -Shetland - - - - -Tayside 511 502 465 412 394Western Isles 11 11 10 10 6Source: ISD Scotland (Form ISD(S)1)Reference: ISD/HCIU/20010170 Date...