How many acute psychiatric beds have been available in each NHS board area in each of the last five years.

It is not possible to determine from national information the number of beds available specifically for acute psychiatric care. Nationally, beds are classified by clinical specialty and by clinical facility (e.g. standard specialty ward, adolescent unit) only. The following table shows the trend in daily average available beds in all psychiatric specialties excluding Psychiatry of Old Age. In the latter specialty the majority of patients using hospital beds will be in hospital for non-acute reasons. It should also be noted that some of the available beds in general psychiatry, which are included in the table, will be occupied by patients receiving continuing care.Average Available Staffed Beds1; All Psychiatric Specialties Excluding Psychiatry of Old Age; by Health Board Area: Years Ending 31 March 1998-2002Health Board of Treatment | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002P
Scotland | 4,375 | 4,212 | 3,951 | 3,753 | 3,577
Argyll and Clyde | 570 | 521 | 496 | 483 | 468
Ayrshire and Arran | 264 | 248 | 238 | 227 | 221
Borders | 82 | 75 | 67 | 64 | 64
Dumfries and Galloway | 182 | 178 | 140 | 106 | 82
Fife | 280 | 279 | 287 | 281 | 276
Forth Valley | 261 | 261 | 207 | 195 | 195
Grampian | 324 | 310 | 307 | 295 | 295
Greater Glasgow | 716 | 733 |