Critical Care Beds - FOI Response Register

1. The total number of critical care beds (ICU) available within your health board area, please break this down by the number of beds at each hospital
2. The total number of critical care beds (ICU) available within your health board area as of January 1st of each of the past 5 years (2021-2025). Please break this down by number of beds available each year
3. Monthly or weekly data on critical care bed (ICU) availability for patients for each month in the past 12 months (March 1st 2024 - March 1st 2025)
4. Monthly or weekly data on critical care bed (ICU) occupancy for each month in the past 12 months (March 1st 2024 - March 1st 2025)
5. The daily average for the number of critical care (ICU) beds available for patients each month in the past 12 months (March 1st 2024 - March 1st 2025)
6. The number of instances of critical care (ICU) beds being unavailable due to staffing shortages for each year in the past 5 years (2021-2025)

NHS Shetland does not have an Intensive Care Unit.  Any patient who requires ICU care is sent off island.