Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 299-2026
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
Please provide the information for:
• Financial Year 2025/26 (1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026)
• Financial Year 2026/27 year to date (1 April 2026 to the date of your response)
Please include information separately for:
• The total number of male placements into Level 1 mental health rehabilitation inpatient beds and the total number of bed days
• The total number of female placements into Level 1 mental health rehabilitation inpatient beds and the total number of bed days
• The total number of male placements into Level 2 mental health rehabilitation inpatient beds and the total number of bed days
• The total number of female placements into Level 2 mental health rehabilitation inpatient beds and the total number of bed days
• Please also indicate the split between NHS provider placements/bed days and independent sector placements/bed days
Where possible, please complete the table below.
Level 1 and Level 2 rehabilitation services should be defined in accordance with NHS England’s Commissioner Guidance for Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation Inpatient Services.
| Financial Year | Patient Group | Rehabilitation Level | Number of NHS Spot-Purchased Placements | Number of NHS Bed Days | Number of Independent Sector Spot-Purchased Placements | Independent Sector Bed Days |
| 2025/26 | Male | Level 1 | ||||
| 2025/26 | Male | Level 2 | ||||
| 2025/26 | Female | Level 1 | ||||
| 2025/26 | Female | Level 2 | ||||
| 2026/27 (YTD) | Male | Level 1 | ||||
| 2026/27 (YTD) | Male | Level 2 | ||||
| 2026/27 (YTD) | Female | Level 1 | ||||
| 2026/27 (YTD) | Female | Level 2 |
Our response:
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust does not use Level 1 and Level 2 as a way of defining our rehabilitation mental health bed. Therefore we do not hold the information requested.
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:
Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss20@nhs.net
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.