Mental Health Inpatient Census 2023 Part 3: hospital-based complex clinical care and long stay

Results from the Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care (HBCCC) and Long Stay Census, carried out in April 2023. The data was collected as part of the Inpatient Census.


Executive summary 

This report presents results from the Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care (HBCCC) & Long Stay (LS) Census. It was conducted by the Scottish Government and NHS Boards on April 12, 2023. Data was collected as part of the Inpatient Census. The data covers all HBCCC and Long Stay patients from all three parts of the Census. This includes patients within NHS Scotland facilities including general hospitals, community hospitals, and psychiatric hospitals. It also covers patients funded by NHS Scotland but treated outwith NHS Scotland facilities, such as NHS England hospitals. 

Figure 1: The large majority of HBCCC or LS patients in the 2023 Census are treated in mental health or learning disability inpatient beds

Mental health Inpatient Census and HBCCC Census, Scotland 2023.

Figure 1: There were 1066 HBCCC or LS patients treated in Mental Health or Learning Disability Inpatients Beds, 120 of these patients were treated in Out of NHS Scotland Placements and 137 of these patients were treated in General Acute Hospitals.

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