​​FOI Ref: FOI/2021/2752

You asked

  1. How many acute general hospital beds were available per person per year for the time period 2010 to 2020 in the whole of the UK and detailed by each region within the UK?

  2. How many acute mental health hospital beds were available per person per year for the time period 2010 to 2020 in the whole of the UK and detailed by each region within the UK?

  3. How many residential mental health hospital beds were available per person per year for the time period 2010 to 2020 in the whole of the UK and detailed by each region within the UK?

We said

​Thank you for your request.

We are responsible for the production of life event statistics for England and Wales. Unfortunately, we do not hold information on the number of hospital beds available in the UK.

This data is held by NHS Digital, so they may be better placed to answer your query. They can be contacted via email at enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk, and by telephone at 0300 303 5678.