Issue - items at meetings - Commissioning Prospectus

Report of the Executive Director Adult Services and the Operating Officer, Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group (copy attached).

(1)       That the Adult Social Care Commissioning Prospectus funding agreement awards as detailed in Point 3.11 of the report be noted.

53.1    The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director of Adult Services and the Chief Operating Officer, CCG which explained that the second annual Adult Social Care & Health Commissioning Grants Prospectus was published in May 2013 bringing together investment from different parts of the Council (Adult Social Care, Public Health and Communities) and the Clinical Commissioning Group.  The report gave details of the procurement process, the outcomes and funding awards that had resulted from this process and services that would be in place from 1 April 2014 for three years.   The report was presented by the Commissioning Manager.

53.2    Councillor Sykes referred to the Brunswick Older Peoples Project and asked when documentation would become available regarding its ongoing performance.  The Commissioning Manager explained that there would be a seven day service at St Johns in future. The befriending service would be increased within the same financial envelope.  The service would be subject to a twice yearly review.  

53.3    Councillor Meadows stated that it was a good report and good news.  She asked if the Grants Prospectus was linked to the Council’s Prospectus.  Councillor Meadows referred to section 3.5 – Overview of outcomes and funding available.  She asked for an explanation of the different amounts and whether the amounts were based on the numbers of older people. 

53.4    The Commissioning Manager explained that the Commissioning Grants Prospectus was linked to the wider commissioning register, and to public health and commissioning. It was in line with other commissioning of services.  With regard to figures for older peoples locally based activities, officers had wanted to place the same amount of funding into each of those areas, but were mindful that services were changing.  Officers were working with city wide co-ordinators to be mindful of how funding needed to be more fluid.  Embrace were providing officers with information. 

53.5    Councillor Norman thanked everyone involved with this work and congratulated them on a good project. 

53.6    The Chair thanked the Commissioning Manager for her work on the Grants Prospectus.  He asked for a report back at the appropriate time.

53.7    RESOLVED - (1)      That the Adult Social Care Commissioning Prospectus funding agreement awards be noted, as detailed in paragraph 3.11 of the report.