Agenda item - The Future model of care for Community Short Term Services

Joint report of the Chief Operating Officer of the CCG and Statutory Director for Adult Social Care (copy attached).

27.1         The Chief Operating Officer of the CCG introduced the report which concerned the future model of care for community short-term services beds and the procurement of the services.  She stated that the objective was to prevent the admission into hospital of patients and to enable early release of patients into appropriate care.  It meant that the right level of support to meet needs in relation to short-term care beds had to be identified and resourced effectively.

27.2         The Commissioning Manager for the CCG stated that it was intended to broaden the eligibility criteria so that admission to hospital could be avoided with the provision of two units and improved use of nursing home care.  To this end it was intended to have a range of options available with outcomes specified and providers able to show how they would meet the deliverability of those outcomes.  It was intended to begin the procurement process in January 2016 and to review the model in October 2016.

27.3         The Board welcomed the report and agreed that there was a need for integration and to link with city-wide services to enable further innovation and improved provision.  The Board also noted that it was hoped that it would enable better use of resources to meet changes in need and thereby widen the level of provision on offer.

27.4         RESOVED: That the proposed outcomes set for the model of care for Community Short Term Service beds, and the procurement model be approved.