Issue - meetings

The purpose of this report is to approve the commissioning of a new Community Dementia Model for a period of three years (with an option to extend for two years), with the Integrated Care Board (ICB) as lead commissioner and City of York Council (CYC) as partner.

Resolved:

                         i.         Agreed the funding to continue City of York Council’s contribution to funding the new Community Dementia Model for a period of three years (with an option to extend for a further two years) noting:

·      the contract will be procured by the ICB with CYC as a partner;

·      through a lead provider model and engagement with the market and to delegate to the Corporate Director of Adult Social Care and Integration (in consultation with the Head of Procurement and the Director of Governance) the authority to enter into an agreement with the ICB for the provision of the funding and to agree to the award of the resulting contract for the Community Dementia Model service by the ICB.

Reason:     To support people with dementia within the community.

The Corporate Director of Adult services and Integration introduced the report and outlined that the new Community Dementia Model would be a partnership with the Integrated Care Board who would lead on the model.

The Executive Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care stated that the partnership working with the Integrated Care Board, would assist in reducing the duplication of work around supporting people with dementia in the community. She stated that it was important to commission the work to engage in early intervention opportunities within the community.

Resolved:

                         i.         Agreed the funding to continue City of York Council’s contribution to funding the new Community Dementia Model for a period of three years (with an option to extend for a further two years) noting:

·      the contract will be procured by the ICB with CYC as a partner;

·      through a lead provider model and engagement with the market and to delegate to the Corporate Director of Adult Social Care and Integration (in consultation with the Head of Procurement and the Director of Governance) the authority to enter into an agreement with the ICB for the provision of the funding and to agree to the award of the resulting contract for the Community Dementia Model service by the ICB.

Reason:     To support people with dementia within the community.