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Number of mental health beds in England

A count of the current number of mental health beds in England, broken down by Integrated Care Board (ICB)
Date published:
8 August 2025

Request received

A count of the current number of mental health beds in England, broken down by Integrated Care Board (ICB), and broken down by the following:

Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) beds

Under 18 (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) beds

Adult mental health beds (ages 18 - 65)

Older people’s mental health beds (ages 65+)

Our response

In response we provided counts of the following bed types, broken down by NHS trusts and independent sector providers:

Adult mental health beds (ages 18 - 65)

Older people’s mental health beds (ages 65+)

Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) beds

Data taken from the MHLDA Community SitRep submissions that took place on 18 July 2025. This data was for the day prior (17 July 2025).

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Last edited: 8 August 2025 9:56 am