Acute hospitals provide a wide range of specialist care and treatment for patients.  Typically, services offered in the NHS Acute sector are diverse.  They include: consultation with specialist clinicians (consultants, nurses, dieticians, physiotherapists and a wide range of other professionals); emergency treatment following accidents; routine, complex and life saving surgery; specialist diagnostic procedures; and close observation and short-term care of patients with worrying health symptoms.

This section of our website brings together information on different aspects of acute hospital care, sourced from hospital administrative systems across Scotland. Note that 'Acute' hospital care excludes obstetric, psychiatric and long stay care services that are covered elsewhere on our website.

The acute hospital care web pages are divided into three topic areas: Waiting Times, Acute Activity and Beds, accessible through the left-hand menu.

Acute Hospital Care information release on 29th April 2008:

Acute activity: 

• Refreshed information on multiple and emergency admissions during the year ending 31st March 2007

Waiting times and Waiting Lists: 

• Waiting Times and Waiting List information updated to the 31st December 2007

Beds: 

• Refreshed information on available beds to 31st March 2007