Professor John Robertson OBA From Acute hospital activity and NHS beds information (quarterly)Quarter ending 31 December 2024, published today by Public Health Scotland: There were on average 13,614 available staffed beds per day for all acute specialties in the quarter ending 31 December 2024 – a 1.3% decrease compared to the same quarter in the previous year. An available staffed bed is a bed which is resourced for inpatient or day case care. Of these, 9,737 (72%) were for medical specialties and 3,877 (28%) were for surgical specialties. For all acute specialties in the quarter ending 31 December 2024, the … Continue reading NHS Scotland has nearly 4 000 more hospital beds than it would have if run by the UK Government these 18 years and a lower occupancy rate to help it cope with sudden surges