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Bed Availability and Occupancy

Collects the total number of available bed days and the total number of occupied bed days by consultant main specialty.

Documentation

About this standard

Publisher
NHS England
Also known as
KH03 Bed Availability and Occupancy
Reference code
DCB1576 Amd 86/2017
Publication date
14/12/2017
Status
Active
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Standard type
Collections
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.

Extractions. An extraction is a type of collection that is pulled from an operational system by the data controller and transmitted to the receiver without additional processing or transcription by the sender.

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Collection level

Aggregate level

Frequency

Dataset publication or collection occurs every three months.

Contact point

Using this standard

Applies to
NHS Trusts with consultant-led beds in general and acute, mental illness, learning disabilities and maternity specialties
Associated medias
Effective from
03/07/2023

Topics and care settings

Topic
Service
Care setting
  • Hospital
  • Maternity
  • Mental health

Review Information

Scope
NHS trusts with consultant-led beds (inpatient and/or day case) in any of the following specialties: general and acute, mental illness, learning disabilities and maternity.
Post Implementation review Date
31/12/2018
Legal authority
  • Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

    This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

  • Section 259 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012

  • NHS standard contract

More information

Data collected are:

  1. the total number of available bed days
  2. the total number of occupied bed days by consultant main specialty.

This collection is the primary source of information for numbers of beds and occupancy by sector.

Page last updated: 22 March 2024