Inpatient census 2022: hospital based complex clinical care and long stay

Key Points

• There were 1,250 Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care or Long Stay patients at the 2022 Census.
• The patients in the Census were mostly from older age groups. Only 33 (3%) patients returning full data were aged under 18, while 515 (41%) were aged 65+.
• Most patients in the Census identified as White Scottish (66%).

Key findings: Patients in receipt of Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care (HBCCC)

• 575 patients were receiving Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care.
• 409 (71%) patients receiving HBCCC were occupying a Mental Health, Learning Disability or Addiction Inpatient Bed in an NHS Scotland facility at the Census date, 80 (14%) patients were in a General Acute / Community Hospital NHS Scotland facility, while 86 (15%) patients were treated outwith NHS Scotland.
• 54% of HBCCC patients were male, 46% were female.
• 230 (40%) had a consultant who specialised in Psychiatry of Old Age.
• 147 HBCCC patients (26%) had been in hospital less than 6 months at the Census date.

Key findings: Long Stay patients (who are not in receipt of HBCCC)

• There were 675 Long Stay patients who were not in receipt of HBCCC.
• 540 (80%) Long Stay patients were occupying a Mental Health, Learning Disability or Addiction Inpatient Bed in an NHS Scotland facility at the Census date, 63 (9%) patients were in a General Acute / Community Hospital NHS Scotland facility, while 72 (11%) patients were treated out with NHS Scotland.
• 66% of Long Stay patients were male, 34% were female.
• 232 (34%) had a consultant who specialised in General Psychiatry.
• 174 Long Stay patients (26%) had been in hospital for at least 5 years.