Decision details

Nursing and Residential Care - Approval of how the in principle budget reduction can be achieved

Further to Minute No. 104(13) of the meeting held on 16 February 2012, the Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Older People which provided an update on the progress of the Review of Nursing and Residential Care Commissioning.

This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council’s Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

Decisions Made:

1.         the progress on the Review of Nursing and Residential Care Commissioning be noted;

2.         Officers, through dialogue and consultation with care providers, partners and other stakeholders be authorised to pursue the actions identified within Section 3 of the report, including the development of a revised Market Facilitation Strategy; and

3.         the Cabinet Member – Health and Social Care be given delegated authority to approve the Market Facilitation Strategy, once developed.

Reasons for Decision:

On 16 February 2012, the Cabinet considered the report of the Chief Executive on the Transformation Programme 2011-2014, detailing the progress made towards the establishment of the budget for 2012/13 and the reviews of services/consultation processes completed or in progress as part of the Transformation Programme.  Within that report, the Cabinet considered a proposal for a Review of Nursing and Residential Care Commissioning and agreed that “approval be given to a Review of Nursing and Residential Care Commissioning and to explore alternative commissioning approaches”.  The Review is ongoing and the report provided an update to the Cabinet on the progress made and the current situation.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

None.