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Publication - Statistics

Mental Health Inpatient Census Part 3: Hospital-Based Complex Clinical Care and Long Stay

Published
27 May 2025
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care

Results from the Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care (HBCCC) and Long Stay Census, carried out in April 2024. The data was collected as part of the Inpatient Census.

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Executive summary

This report presents results from the Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care (HBCCC) & Long Stay census. It was conducted by the Scottish Government and NHS Boards on April 10, 2024. Data was collected as part of the Mental Health 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: Number of HBCCC or Long Stay patients by census part

Mental Health Inpatient Census and HBCCC Census, Scotland, 2024

Figure 1: There were 1084 HBCCC or LS patients treated in Mental Health or Learning Disability Inpatients Beds, 131 of these patients were treated in Out of NHS Scotland Placements and 98 of these patients were treated in General Acute Hospitals.

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