Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information regarding adult neurological and mental health services. Please provide answers on the attached and accompanying spreadsheet.
For the avoidance of doubt, when referring to the terms ‘neurological’ and ‘neurological care need’, please include; brain injury (including acquired brain injury and traumatic brain injury), spinal injury, neuro-disabilities (including but not limited to Parkinson’s disease, early-onset dementia, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, Huntington’s disease, cerebral palsy and epilepsy), stroke, neurobehavioural rehabilitation and cognitive rehabilitation. This list is meant as a guide and is by no means exhaustive.
For the avoidance of doubt, when referring to the term ‘mental ill-health’, please include; anxiety, depression, personality disorder, severe affective disorders, schizophrenia, and mental ill-health that causes challenging behaviour, all of which are to such a degree that the person experiences significant impairment and as such is unable to care for themselves independently. This list is meant as a guide and is by no means exhaustive
1. Who within the Local Authority has the commissioning responsibility for adults with neurological care needs? Please provide their:
a. Name
Clinical neurological services are commissioned by Devon ICB not by the local authority. We support the commissioning of neurodiversity and our commissioning lead for that is Rebecca Hudson.
b. Job title
Senior Commissioning Manager
c. Telephone number
01392 383000
d. Email address
Devon County Council uses the email format firstname.surname@devon.gov.uk
2. Who within the Local Authority has the commissioning responsibility for adults with mental ill-health? Please provide their:
a. Name
Solveig Wright
b. Job title
Interim Head of Integrated Adult Care Commissioning
c. Telephone number
01392 383000
d. Email address
Devon County Council uses the email format firstname.surname@devon.gov.uk
For questions 3 through 10, please supply the following information for the financial years 2019/20 to 2022/23, and where possible, the budgeted or most up-to-date projection available for 2023/24.
3. Please provide the total number of adults (18 to 64 years old) with a primary support reason of mental ill-health who have been funded during the financial year in the following settings:
a. Nursing care homes
b. Residential care homes (without nursing)
c. Supported living
Devon County Council does not hold this information.
4. Please provide the gross total expenditure on adults (18 to 64 years old) with a primary support reason of mental ill-health funded during the financial year in the following settings:
a. Nursing care homes
| 2019/2020 | 18,465 |
| 2020/2021 | 100,517 |
| 2021/2022 | 28,679 |
| 2022/2023 | 32,600 |
| 2023/2024 | 38,318 |
b. Residential care homes (without nursing)
| 2019/2020 | 4,204,769 |
| 2020/2021 | 4,504,361 |
| 2021/2022 | 4,412,894 |
| 2022/2023 | 4,243,782 |
| 2023/2024 | 5,209,663 |
c. Supported living
Devon County Council does not hold this information
5. Please provide the average and highest weekly expenditure (fee) per individual throughout the financial year for adults (18 to 64 years old) with a primary support reason of mental ill-health funded in the following settings:
a. Nursing care homes
| Highest | Average | |
| 2019/2020 | 1,100.00 | 1,000.00 |
| 2020/2021 | 1,100.00 | 1,100.00 |
| 2021/2022 | 1,100.00 | 1,100.00 |
| 2022/2023 | 1,252.00 | 1,252.00 |
| 2023/2024 | 1,365.31 | 1,365.31 |
b. Residential care homes (without nursing)
| Highest | Average | |
| 2019/2020 | 2,925.00 | 711.52 |
| 2020/2021 | 2,925.00 | 799.13 |
| 2021/2022 | 2,925.00 | 796.63 |
| 2022/2023 | 2,523.54 | 810.66 |
| 2023/2024 | 2,523.54 | 905.70 |
c. Supported living
Devon County Council does not hold this information
6. Please provide the average and highest hourly expenditure (fee) per individual throughout the financial year for adults (18 to 64 years old) with a primary support reason of mental ill-health funded in the following settings:
a. Nursing care homes
| Highest | Average | |
| 2019/2020 | 6.55 | 5.95 |
| 2020/2021 | 6.55 | 6.55 |
| 2021/2022 | 6.55 | 6.55 |
| 2022/2023 | 7.45 | 7.45 |
| 2023/2024 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
b. Residential care homes (without nursing)
| Highest | Average | |
| 2019/2020 | 17.41 | 4.24 |
| 2020/2021 | 17.41 | 4.76 |
| 2021/2022 | 17.41 | 4.74 |
| 2022/2023 | 15.02 | 4.83 |
| 2023/2024 | 15.02 | 5.39 |
c. Supported living
Devon County Council does not hold this information
7. Please provide the total number of adults (18 to 64 years old) with a primary support reason of a neurological care need who have been funded during the financial year in the following settings:
a. Nursing care homes
b. Residential care homes (without nursing)
c. Supported living
Devon County Council does not hold this information
8. Please provide the gross total expenditure on adults (18 to 64 years old) with a primary support reason of a neurological care need funded during the financial year in the following settings:
a. Nursing care homes
b. Residential care homes (without nursing)
c. Supported living
9. Please provide the average and highest weekly expenditure (fee) per individual throughout
Devon County Council does not hold this information