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Written Question · S6W-09002 · Session 6

How many hospital beds there have been in NHS Fife in each of the last 10 years.

Answered Asked by Alex Rowley Lab Lodged 31 May 2022

The question

To ask the Scottish Government how many hospital beds there have been in NHS Fife in each of the last 10 years.

The answer

Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 Jun 2022 · 22 days after it was lodged, on time

A set of data tables for the most recent and historical hospital bed numbers for each board is available in the annual PHS publication, which was released on 28 September 2021, which be found at https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-annual/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-annual-annual-year-ending-31-march-2021/
Data is available from financial year 2011-12 to financial year 2020-21. Hospital beds data is presented in the Table 4 – beds data file, and the measure of interest is Average Available Staffed Beds for All Specialties.
A set of data tables for the most recent and historical hospital bed numbers for each board is available in the annual PHS publication, which was released on 28 September 2021, which be found at https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-annual/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-annual-annual-year-ending-31-march-2021/
Data is available from financial year 2011-12 to financial year 2020-21. Hospital beds data is presented in the Table 4 – beds data file, and the measure of interest is Average Available Staffed Beds for All Specialties.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-09002 by reference.