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Notes:
BED DAYS IN WARDS OPEN OVERNIGHT (OCCUPIED) is the total number of available bed days for WARDS open 24 hours or overnight only, for the REPORTING PERIOD.

For the purposes of the Quarterly Bed Availability and Occupancy Data Set (KH03), BED DAYS IN WARDS OPEN OVERNIGHT (AVAILABLE) is taken from the DAILY WARD LISTINGS for WARDS with a WARD DAY NIGHT INDICATOR classification of 'Only open overnight' or 'Open 24 hours'. 

For WARDS open overnight, an occupied bed day is one which is occupied at midnight on the day in question.

This does not include:

• residential Care Home beds,
• Hospital Beds occupied and designated solely for use by Well Babies.