Reference: D55206
Decision Maker: Director of Adults and Health
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Brief Description |
This report is requesting two decisions to be approved by the Director of Adults and Health as follows:
Decision 1
Decision 2
· For six months total cost (at full capacity) = £319,042.
Service transformation 2022/23 An Exec Board report was approved in December 2021 to support Adult Social Care (ASC) service transformation in the following areas:
1)The proposal to invest £660,253to deliver a pilot that uses Occupational Therapy and additional Social Worker staff at “the front door” to maximise capacity to meet growing demand for information and advice and demand for a social care assessment of needs, embedding an “independence first” approach.
2)The proposal to invest £646,323 to deliver a pilot of a new Community Reviewing Team that includes Occupational Therapy and Social Work staff to enhance the capacity of the current Adult Reviewing Team in order to deliver an increased reviewing schedule. Note that this investment is anticipated to deliver £3.3m from 2022 – 2025.
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Impact On Wards |
All |
Financial and procurement implications |
The value of the investment approved at Exec Board for the two transformation projects is £1,306,576 (£660,253 and £646,323 respectively) so the expansion would be within this previously approved funding amount. Continuation of the Peri Team for a further 6 months is £319,042.
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Partnership working |
N/A internal the service only |
The Deputy Director of Adults and Health:
Approved the expansion of the current staffing structures to support the transformation as set out in the Executive Board report, which would support an increase in staffing numbers for both Social Work and Occupational Therapy roles. In addition to this, noted the need to ensure the management structures are appropriate in line with this proposal, so the proposal will also include an expansion of the team manager numbers.
Approved the variation to the contract (attached) to enable the continued funding of the Peri Team. The current funding ends on 29/04/22 and is not recurrent. This report is seeking ongoing funding for a further six months.
Given the amounts involved in the recommendations, the first decision is a Key Decision and subject to call in. However, the second decision falls within the definition of a Significant Operational Decision and is not subject to call-in.
Reason Key: Financial Impact>£500K;
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Briefings.
Consultees
Executive Member for Adult Social Care, Children’s Social Care and Health Partnerships
Contact: Nyoka Fothergill 07891278038 Email: nyoka.fothergill@leeds.gov.uk.
Publication date: 28/04/2022
Date of decision: 09/05/2022
Effective from: 17/05/2022
Accompanying Documents: