Decision details

The County Council along with its health partners, are jointly developing plans to respond to health and social care seasonal pressures for the period between October 2020 and March 2021. The seasonal pressure plan will potentially include the development and provision of both home care and residential based services as well as other services that support hospital discharge or services that enable people to remain independent.

The health and social care system face increased pressures during this period, particularly in the winter months, that place increased demands on services. Seasonal pressure plans are designed to improve discharges from hospital, avoid admission to hospital or increase the flow across health and social care and access to services.

The Cabinet Member for Adults and Health will be asked to approve the plan for seasonal pressures and approve the procurement of a number of services required for home and residential care.  The Cabinet Member will also be asked to delegate the authority for award of contracts to the Interim Executive Director Adults and Health.

The Cabinet Member for Adults and Health has approved;

(1)the West Sussex Winter Plan (October 2020 – March 2021) as described in the report and summarised in the appendix;

(2)the commencement of procurement of initiatives to support additional demands over winter, including the spend of £760k of Winter Pressures Grant to be used to fund the initiatives outlined in paragraph 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 of the report;

(3)the delegation of authority to the Executive Director Adults and Health to extend existing contracts and award contracts for newly commissioned provision as may be required;

(4)the delegation of authority to the Executive Director Adults and Health in consultation with the Director of Law and Assurance and the Director of Finance and Support Services to settle funding arrangements and agree revisions to the s.75 agreement with the Clinical Commissioning Group for the commissioning of service provision required to deliver the Winter Plan.

None.