Decision details

The Director of Adults and Health is requested to approve the variation to the community home care contract to allow for the delivery of a rapid response service to enable timely discharge from hospital.

The Director of Adults and Health approved the recommendation of the variation under CPR 21.7 to enable the 4 Primary home care providers in the geographical management areas as defined in the community home care service contract (REF 9TNT-3CP1I0) to undertake a rapid response home care pilot, for the period 1st January to the 30th June 2019, with one option to extend for a further period of six months. This will enable the organisations to deliver a Rapid Response Home Care Service designed to enable individuals to be safely and effectively discharged from hospital once they are deemed medically fit (within 24 hours). The aim of this service is to ease pressure points such as achieving timely hospital discharges, enabling individuals to be cared for efficiently in the comfort of their own home, and to be assessed appropriately to meet their long term care and support needs.

The contracts and commissioning team will be responsible for implementation of this decision by January 2019.

Consultation will be undertaken with the Director, Executive Member and Home Care providers

Deputy Director, Integrated Commissioning Adults and Health Directorate, Councillor Charlwood and CCG representatives.