Subject: Freedom of Information request – commissioning and costs of Level 2 female rehabilitation beds
Please note this FOI was originally sent to NHS ICB Gloucestershire but we have been advised to redivert the query to foi@ghc.nhs.uk
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting the following information. Please provide information relating to Level 2 female inpatient rehabilitation beds commissioned or funded by your ICB. For the most recent complete financial year (2024/25, or the latest year for which data is held), please provide:
Costs
1. The lowest daily cost (£ per bed day) paid by the ICB for a Level 2 female rehabilitation bed.
2. The highest daily cost (£ per bed day) paid by the ICB for a Level 2 female rehabilitation bed.
3. Where applicable, whether any of the costs above include a stepped or enhanced rate, for example a higher daily rate for an initial admission period.
o If so, please indicate:
The daily rate(s).
The duration for which the enhanced rate applies.
4. If held, the average daily cost (£ per bed day) paid by the ICB for Level 2 female rehabilitation placements over the same period.
Observations
1. Please confirm whether enhanced observations (e.g. 1:1, 2:1) are:
o Included within the standard bed day rate, or
o Charged in addition to the bed day rate.
2. Where enhanced observations are charged additionally, please provide:
o The range of hourly or daily costs charged.
o Whether these costs are paid directly by the ICB or pass through from provider invoices.
Commissioning model
1. Please indicate how Level 2 female rehabilitation beds are primarily commissioned by the ICB:
o Block contract (fixed number of beds).
o Spot purchase / case by case placement.
o A mix of block and spot purchasing.
2. If a block arrangement is in place:
o The number of beds included in the block (if held).
o Whether the block rate differs from spot purchased rates.
Activity
1. The number of Level 2 female rehabilitation placements funded by the ICB during that period (headcount rather than bed days).
If information is held across multiple providers or contracts, please provide a summary response rather than provider level detail.
If any part of this request is not held, please confirm this.
Many thanks.
Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 167-2026
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
Level 2 female inpatient rehabilitation beds commissioned or funded by your ICB. For the most recent complete financial year (2024/25, or the latest year for which data is held), please provide:
1. The lowest daily cost (£ per bed day) paid by the ICB for a Level 2 female rehabilitation bed.
2. The highest daily cost (£ per bed day) paid by the ICB for a Level 2 female rehabilitation bed.
3. Where applicable, whether any of the costs above include a stepped or enhanced rate, for example a higher daily rate for an initial admission period.
o If so, please indicate:
a. The daily rate(s).
b. The duration for which the enhanced rate applies.4. If held, the average daily cost (£ per bed day) paid by the ICB for Level 2 female rehabilitation placements over the same period.
Observations
4. Please confirm whether enhanced observations (e.g. 1:1, 2:1) are:
a. Included within the standard bed day rate, or
b. Charged in addition to the bed day rate.
5. Where enhanced observations are charged additionally, please provide:
a. The range of hourly or daily costs charged.
b. Whether these costs are paid directly by the ICB or pass through from provider invoices.
Commissioning model
6. Please indicate how Level 2 female rehabilitation beds are primarily commissioned by the ICB:
a. Block contract (fixed number of beds).
b. Spot purchase / case by case placement.
c. A mix of block and spot purchasing.
7. If a block arrangement is in place:
a. The number of beds included in the block (if held).
b. Whether the block rate differs from spot purchased rates.
Activity
8. The number of Level 2 female rehabilitation placements funded by the ICB during that period (headcount rather than bed days).
Our response:
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust does not classify inpatient beds at any level, therefore we do not hold the information requested.
The information you have requested relates to the commissioning, funding, and costing of Level 2 female inpatient rehabilitation beds, which falls under the remit of the relevant Integrated Care Board (ICB).
Therefore, to the best of our knowledge, the information you have requested is not held by this organisation but may be held by NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board at
GLICB.FOI@nhs.net.
You may wish to redirect your request to them directly.
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.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
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.
