Nursing home placements for individuals with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

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Dear NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group,

These questions relate to CCG funding of nursing home places for individuals with Acquired Brain Injury (or Traumatic Brain Injury).
1. How many such nursing home places is the CCG currently funding – preferably provide the number of places funded at 31st March 2021.
2. What was the number of places funded at
- 31/3/20, and
- 31/3/19?
3. What is the
- lowest,
- highest, and
- average weekly rate paid by the CCG to nursing homes providing these places?
4. How many of the places being funded at 31/3/21 were
- Within the CCG boundary
- Within the boundary of an adjacent CCG
- Outside these areas
5. How many different care homes provide these services to the CCG
6. How many new ABI placements were made during the year April 1st 2020 to March 31st 2021
7. How many of these placements were delayed by over 2 months due to lack of availability of specialist nursing home places

Yours faithfully,

Gary Clark

FOITEAM (NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT), NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group

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FOITEAM (NHS MIDLANDS AND LANCASHIRE COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT), NHS West Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group

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