Issue - meetings

The Director of Housing, Health and Adult Social Care to present a report which sets out proposals to commit additional council resources and government grant to build on measures already taken to support the health and care system and reduce Delayed Transfers of Care.

Resolved:  (i)      That the report, detailing the positive impact of the measures put in place to reduce Delayed Transfers of Care and alleviate system pressures faced by Health and Social Care, be noted.

                   (ii)      That approval be given to maintain the existing additional activity and release the £800k recurring budget from the funding set aside in the 2018/19 budget for pressures relating to Adult Social Care, to fund the activities put in place and outlined in the report proposals.

                   (iii)     That approval be given to release the £457k non-recurring Adult Social Care Support Grant 2018/19 budget for pressures relating to Adult Social Care, to fund additional support as proposed.

Reason:     To:

·        reduce the number of people with social care needs entering acute care and staying in hospital longer than necessary;

·        reduce the demand for formal ongoing health and social care;

·        stabilise the local provider market to enable the council to secure placements at a reasonable rate;

and therefore make more efficient and effective use of the resources available and support more people to maintain or maximise their independence.

The Director of Housing, Health and Adult Social Care presented a report which set out proposals to commit additional council resources and government grant to build on measures already taken to support the health and care system and reduce Delayed Transfers of Care (DTOC).

The report highlighted a series of initiatives and additional investment that had led to the number of ‘bed days’ lost to adult social care DTOC being reduced by 25% between 2017 and 2018.  There was now a need for this investment to be maintained in order to manage the ongoing demand proactively. 

Measures taken in 2017/18 were summarised in Annex A to the report.  Additional schemes proposed in 2018/19, to be funded by the additional £800k recurring funding agreed by council in the 2018/19 budget and the one-off £457k Adult Social Care Support Grant allocated by government, were set out in Annexes B and C.

Members welcomed the proposals and

Resolved:  (i)      That the report, detailing the positive impact of the measures put in place to reduce Delayed Transfers of Care and alleviate system pressures faced by Health and Social Care, be noted.

                   (ii)      That approval be given to maintain the existing additional activity and release the £800k recurring budget from the funding set aside in the 2018/19 budget for pressures relating to Adult Social Care, to fund the activities put in place and outlined in the report proposals.

                   (iii)     That approval be given to release the £457k non-recurring Adult Social Care Support Grant 2018/19 budget for pressures relating to Adult Social Care, to fund additional support as proposed.

Reason:     To:

·        reduce the number of people with social care needs entering acute care and staying in hospital longer than necessary;

·        reduce the demand for formal ongoing health and social care;

·        stabilise the local provider market to enable the council to secure placements at a reasonable rate;

and therefore make more efficient and effective use of the resources available and support more people to maintain or maximise their independence.