Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care and Long Stay: 2017 census

Key Points

Some key points from this report include:

• There were 1,884 Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care or Long Stay patients at the March 2017 Census.

• The patients in the census were mostly from older age groups. Only 23 (1%) patients returning full data were aged under 18, while 886 (47%) were aged 65+.
• Most patients in the census were White Scottish (83%).

Key findings: Patients in receipt of Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care ( HBCCC)

• 1,087 patients were receiving Hospital Based Complex Clinical Care
• 857 (79%) patients receiving HBCCC were occupying a Mental Health, Learning Disability or Addiction Inpatient Bed in an NHS Scotland facility at the Census date, 191 (18%) patients were in a General Acute / Community Hospital NHS Scotland facility, while 39 (4%) patients were treated out with NHS Scotland.
• 57% of HBCCC patients were male, 43% were female.
• 389 (36%) had a consultant who specialised in Psychiatry Of Old Age.
• 257 HBCCC patients (24%) had been in hospital less than 6 months at the census date.

Key findings: Long Stay patients (who are not in receipt of HBCCC)

• There were 797 Long Stay patients who were not in receipt of HBCCC.
• 628 (79%) Long Stay patients were occupying a Mental Health, Learning Disability or Addiction Inpatient Bed in an NHS Scotland facility at the Census date, 123 (15%) patients were in a General Acute / Community Hospital NHS Scotland facility, while 46 (6%) patients were treated out with NHS Scotland.
• 59% of Long Stay patients were male, 41% were female.
• 269 (34%) had a consultant who specialised in General Psychiatry.
• 168 Long Stay patients (21%) had been in hospital for at least 5 years.