Question reference: S6W-13939
- Date lodged: 16 January 2023
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Current status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 30 January 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many inpatient beds there are for children and adolescents with mental health problems, broken down by hospital.
Answer
There are currently 54 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) inpatient beds across Scotland for children and adolescents.
Forty eight of these beds are commissioned on a regional basis. These are split across:
- NHS Tayside at Dudhope Young People’s Inpatient Unit - 12 beds;
- NHS Lothian at Melville Young People’s Mental Health Unit - 12 beds;
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde at Skye House Adolescent Inpatient Unit - 24 beds.
These units admit children and young people from Health Boards in that region, with the flexibility to admit from other regions if the unit closest to a child or young person is full.
Additionally, the National Child Psychiatry Inpatient Unit in the Glasgow Royal Hospital for Children has 6 beds for children under 12 years and admits children from across Scotland, based on clinical need.