FoI Number
2024-333
Subject
Suicide
Date Received
25/09/2024
Request and Response
  1. Annually, from 2007 to present, the number of probable suicides by admitted patients in your health board.

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.

National Records Scotland publish this information at the below address. Data from 2024 is not yet available.

https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/deaths/suicides Table_3A

  1. Annually, from 2007 to present, the number of probable suicide attempts by admitted patients in your health board.

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.

  1. Annually, from 2007 to present, the number of deaths of admitted patients in your health board.

Year

Deaths

2007

62

2008

74

2009

81

2010

84

2011

77

2012

76

2013

69

2014

70

2015

63

2016

80

2017

45

2018

61

2019

56

2020

51

2021

61

2022

57

2023

75

2024 as of 31/10/2024

40

  1. Annually, from 2007 to present, the number of unique patients admitted to inpatient mental health services in your health board.

NHS Shetland does not have any inpatient mental health beds.