FOI.1427 - Mental illness

Response

Date: 14 June 2021

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – DECISION NOTICE

Dear Sir / Madam,

FOI Reference Number: 1427

I refer to your email of 14 May 2021 requesting information in respect of funded nursing home placements for people over the age of 65.

I can confirm on behalf of Derby and Derbyshire CCG, and in accordance with S.1 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) that we do hold the information that you have requested. A response to each element of your request is detailed below:

1. How many individuals over the age of 65 have been placed in nursing homes are wholly funded by DDCCG?
2,272

2. What is the most expensive placement cost?
£4,988.00

3. What is the average cost of these placements?
£1,010.58

4. How many individuals over the age of 65 have been placed in nursing homes and are part funded (not FNC) by DDCCG?
136

5. What is the most expensive contribution cost?
£2,318.40

6. What is the average contribution cost of these placements?
£590.62

7. How many of the individuals identified above have been placed in nursing homes outside of Derbyshire?
Fully Funded: 940
Jointly Funded: 65

Please note that the figures are for patients over the age of 65 placed with a nursing home package (fully or jointly funded, excluding FNC packages) in the period 01/04/20 to 31/03/21. For some patients this could include multiple packages in the period 01/04/20 to 31/03/21, if the funding changed during this period.

The count of individual patients uses the patients initial care package during the period.

The weekly costs per package (average and most expensive) have been calculated from the number of care packages in the period.

The most expensive care packages tend to include a separate 1:1 care package carried out in the nursing home.

I hope that this answers your queries with the information we currently hold, but if I can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to:

NHS Derby and Derbyshire CCG
FOI Team
Scarsdale
Nightingale Close
Newbold
Chesterfield
S41 7PF

Or:

ddccg.foi@nhs.net

If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the CCG.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioners Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF, telephone 0303 123 1113, email casework@ico.org.uk.

Yours faithfully,

Kathryn Jacklin
FOI Officer
Derby and Derbyshire CCG

All information we have provided is subject to the provisions of the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015. Accordingly, if the information has been made available for re-use under the Open Government Licence (OGL) a request to re-use is not required, but the licence conditions must be met. You must not re-use any previously unreleased information without having the consent from the CCG. Should you wish to re-use previously unreleased information then you must make your request in writing (email will suffice) to the FOI Lead via Ddccg.foi@nhs.net. All requests for re-use will be responded to within 20 working days of receipt.