Issue details

Seasonal Commissioning of Care Provision

West Sussex County Council and system partners developed an 18-month plan prior to Winter 21/22 to support the health and social care system to manage additional demand during pressured periods. As set out in key decision report AS02 21/22 the Council commissioned services to support  hospital discharge and additional pressures in health and social care commencing with an initial term up to the 31 Mar 22. Initiatives included a mixture of care to be provided within a person’s own home as well as short stay beds within residential, nursing, and extra care services.  As set out in key decision report OKD27 (21/22) the contracts which were awarded through tender processes have the potential to extend beyond their current end date of 31 Mar 22 and the ability to flex the scale and volume of provision up and down as the demand across the system requires.

 

Following the initial decision and as a result of the Omicron outbreak, it was clear that a greater volume of service provision would be required and therefore as part of emergency planning additional contracts were directly awarded and further processes were undertaken to enable additional service.  However, not all of these contracts have the ability to be extended and come to an end on 31 Mar 2022.

 

Over winter 21/22 funding for the commissioning provision came from a mixture of Council winter pressure funding and Hospital Discharge Payments (HDP).  HDP comes to an end on 31 March 2022 and in response to continued pressures and impending changes to the funding arrangements within the NHS, recommendations are based on funding for 3 months from funds committed by West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Divisions affected: (All Divisions);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 09/02/2022

Decision due: March 2022 by Director of Adults and Health (Alan Sinclair)

Lead member: Keith Hinkley, Director of Adults and Health keith.hinkley@westsussex.gov.uk

Contact: Juliette Garrett, Senior Commissioning Manager (Adults) Email: juliette.garrett@westsussex,gov.uk Tel: 033 022 23748.

Consultation process

Representations concerning this proposed decision can be made via the officer contact, by the beginning of the month in which the decision is due to be taken.

 

Democratic Services Contact: Erica Keegan Tel: 033 022 26050

Decisions

Background papers

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