Table 1 Scenarios used for capacity planning

0. Current admissions

Current admission levels; beds are reserved for either acute or rehab patients

1. 5 % more admissions

A 5 % increase in admissions across all patient subgroups.

2. Pooling of acute and rehab beds

The acute and rehab wards are co-located at same site. Beds are pooled and can be used by either acute or rehabilitation patients. Pooling of the total bed stock of 22 is compared to the pooling of an increased bed stock of 26.

3. Partial pooling of acute and rehab beds

The acute and rehab wards are co-located at same site. A subset of the 26 beds are pooled and can be used by either acute or rehab patients.

4. No complex-neurological cases

Complex neurological patients are excluded from the pathway in order to assess their impact on bed requirements