| Reference | 2026/2059 |
|---|---|
| Description | FOI Request regarding mental health inpatient rehab placements |
| Date Requested | 24/09/2026 |
| Date Replied | 21/10/2026 |
| Category | Mental Health |
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I am requesting information relating to adult Level 1 and Level 2 mental health inpatient rehabilitation placements commissioned or funded by your Integrated Care Board (ICB). For the purposes of this request, “spot purchased” means an individually commissioned placement purchased on a named-patient basis and funded outside of any block contract, bed retainer arrangement or other fixed-capacity agreement.
The Level 1 and Level 2 definitions were not agreed or operationally applied in the last financial year. At 31-03-2026 NHS GM commissioned 83 spot purchased inpatient beds.
Financial Year 2026/27 year to date (1 April 2026 to the date of your response)
2.Please include information separately for: This data was not collected in 2025/26, so the following information pertains to April 2026 onwards.
Zero
1 placement which is ongoing
Each individual’s total number of bed days would need to be calculated manually; please see below exemption.
The Freedom of Information Act allows Public Authorities to decline to answer FOI requests when we estimate it would cost us more than £450 (equivalent to 18 hours, calculated at £25 per hour) to identify, locate, extract, and then provide the information that has been asked for.
Due to the volume and complexity of the data involved, it would require a disproportionate amount of time and resources to locate extract and collate the data, and therefore, on this occasion it is with regret NHS GM are not able to process this section of your request further.
On this basis, section 12(1) has been applied, because this would exceed the appropriate limit prescribed in the act.
In accordance with our duty under Section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to provide reasonable advice and assistance, if you are able to narrow the scope of your request, we may be able to respond to it within the appropriate cost limit.
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Each individual’s total number of bed days would need to be calculated manually; please see below exemption.
The Freedom of Information Act allows Public Authorities to decline to answer FOI requests when we estimate it would cost us more than £450 (equivalent to 18 hours, calculated at £25 per hour) to identify, locate, extract, and then provide the information that has been asked for.
Due to the volume and complexity of the data involved, it would require a disproportionate amount of time and resources to locate extract and collate the data, and therefore, on this occasion it is with regret NHS GM are not able to process this section of your request further.
On this basis, section 12(1) has been applied, because this would exceed the appropriate limit prescribed in the act.
In accordance with our duty under Section 16 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to provide reasonable advice and assistance, if you are able to narrow the scope of your request, we may be able to respond to it within the appropriate cost limit.
All spot placements are with independent sector providers.
