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Inpatient census 2022: parts one and two
Results of the sixth Mental Health & Learning Disability Inpatient Census and Out of Scotland NHS Placements Census, 2022.
Key Points
![The number of beds was 3,366 and number of patients was 2,876, with an occupancy rate of 85% in 2022. This is a decrease from 2014 when the number of beds was 4,532 and number of patients was 3,909, with an occupancy rate of 86%.](/binaries/content/gallery/publications/statistics/2022/12/inpatient-census-2022-part-1-mental-health-learning-disability-inpatient-bed-census-part-2-out-scotland-nhs-placements/SCT11222790161_g01.png)
- Patients were most likely to be in an acute ward (34% of all patients).
- 318 (11%) adult inpatients had a diagnosis for either a learning disability or autism.
- 53% of adult inpatients also had a long-term physical health condition.
- There were 46 patients aged under 18 occupying the 54 available CAMHS beds at the 2022 Census.
- There were 450 patients primarily managed by forensic services in the 2022 Census.
- There were 162 patients funded by, but treated outwith, NHS Scotland at the 2022 Census. Of these patients, 148 (91%) were treated in a private facility.
Contact
Email: MHIC@gov.scot
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