Beds Open Overnight
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This overview is intended to aid understanding and interpretation of the figures and should not be considered as definitive guidance.
Full definitions of published data items, including guidance for data suppliers, are available in the Data Manual and Data Dictionary.
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The 'total available beds' figure is the average daily number of open and staffed beds on wards open overnight in NHS hospitals in England. Beds in wards that are closed temporarily for refurbishment or cleaning would not be included. Cots on maternity wards for 'well babies' are not included in the figures. Figures are submitted annually on form KH03 by each NHS Trust and provide a summary across all hospital sites within the Trust. Figures can be sub-divided into different ward classifications, for example, 'neonates & children' or into sectors, for example, 'mental illness'.
'Percentage occupancy' is the proportion of available (open and staffed) beds that were occupied at midnight. The unoccupied beds may have been used during the day by a patient who did not need to stay overnight.
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