Decision details

Review of Home Care Purchasing and Commissioning

Decision Maker: Executive Member for Housing and Adult Social Services Advisory Panel

Decision status: Decision Made

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decisions:

Members considered a report that informed on the progress of the review of the current purchasing and commissioning arrangements for home care services.

 

The options presented were to proceed to the next stage of the review of home care services or to retain services within the current structures.

 

In answer to Members questions, Officers provided an update on the consultation process and advised how the move to fixed hours on a more flexible contract would work.

 

Advice of the Advisory Panel:

 

That the Executive Member for Adult Social Services be advised to approve  

 

(i)                 That the tendering exercise for the independent locality services be undertaken.

(ii)               That consultation with staff on the proposed restructure and contractual changes continued, with a further report to be submitted to Members on the proposals.

 

Decision of Executive Member For Adult Social Services:

 

RESOLVED:

That the advice of the Advisory Panel as set out above be accepted and endorsed.

 

REASON:

To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the service.

Publication date: 07/06/2006

Date of decision: 05/06/2006

Decided at meeting: 05/06/2006 - Executive Member for Housing and Adult Social Services Advisory Panel

Effective from: 09/06/2006

Accompanying Documents:

 

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