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<p>The Department has received a small number of representations on the number of
mental health beds in NHS England through parliamentary questions, Ministerial correspondence
and media inquiries, notably the BBC.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Occupancy
data for all mental health beds is available from Q1 2010-11 on a quarterly basis.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Period</p></td><td><p>Average
Daily Available Beds</p></td><td><p>Occupied</p><p>Bed Days</p></td><td><p>Occupied
(%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Q1</p></td><td><p>23,515</p></td><td><p>20,470</p></td><td><p>87.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Q2</p></td><td><p>22,929</p></td><td><p>19,878</p></td><td><p>86.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Q3</p></td><td><p>23,740</p></td><td><p>20,400</p></td><td><p>85.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>Q4</p></td><td><p>23,607</p></td><td><p>20,456</p></td><td><p>86.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>Q1</p></td><td><p>23,253</p></td><td><p>20,178</p></td><td><p>86.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>Q2</p></td><td><p>23,208</p></td><td><p>20,139</p></td><td><p>86.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>Q3</p></td><td><p>23,016</p></td><td><p>20,079</p></td><td><p>87.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>Q4</p></td><td><p>23,121</p></td><td><p>20,171</p></td><td><p>87.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>Q1</p></td><td><p>22,550</p></td><td><p>19,732</p></td><td><p>87.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>Q2</p></td><td><p>22,269</p></td><td><p>19,663</p></td><td><p>88.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>Q3</p></td><td><p>22,496</p></td><td><p>19,610</p></td><td><p>87.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>Q4</p></td><td><p>22,268</p></td><td><p>19,728</p></td><td><p>88.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>Q1</p></td><td><p>22,109</p></td><td><p>19,527</p></td><td><p>88.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>Q2</p></td><td><p>22,025</p></td><td><p>19,653</p></td><td><p>89.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>Q3</p></td><td><p>21,931</p></td><td><p>19,313</p></td><td><p>88.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>Q4</p></td><td><p>21,731</p></td><td><p>19,246</p></td><td><p>88.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>Q1</p></td><td><p>21,822</p></td><td><p>19,557</p></td><td><p>89.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>Q2</p></td><td><p>21,639</p></td><td><p>19,376</p></td><td><p>89.5%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The table shows the number of mental health
beds available in England in each of the last five years, by quarter.</p><p> </p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p> </p><p>In Quarter 2 (July to September) 2013-14 there were on average
22,025 available beds daily, compared to 21,639 in Quarter 2 2014-15, a reduction
of 386 (1.8%).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is for local clinical commissioning
groups to commission the mental health services, including inpatient beds, to meet
the mental health needs of their local population</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
2014-15 Mandate to NHS England expects every community to have plans to ensure no
one in mental health crisis will be turned away, based on the principles set out in
the Crisis Care Concordat.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has made it
clear that beds must always be available for those who need them.</p><p> </p><p><strong>
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