BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL

 

Adult Social Care & Public Health Sub-Committee

 

4.00pm 11 January 2022

 

Hove Town Hall - Council Chamber

 

 

decision list

 

 

Part One

 

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Adult Social Care Fees 2022-23

 

 

Contact Officer:

Judith Cooper

Tel: 01273 296313

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

RESOLVED – That the Adult Social Care and Public Health Sub Committee agrees to the recommended fee increase of 2% to all care providers providing services as set out in the table at Appendix 1 for the 2022-23 financial year. The underpinning background to the fee changes are contained in the main body of the report.

 

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Annual Review of Adult Social Care Charging Policy 2022-23

 

 

Contact Officer:

Angie Emerson

Tel: 01273 295666

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

RESOLVED – (1) That the Sub Committee agrees that the council continues with the current charging policy for care and support services which includes an individual financial assessment to determine affordability and complies with the requirementsof Section 17 of the Care Act 2014;

 

*(2) That the Sub Committee agrees to a 3.1% increase on all current charges with effect from 11 April 2022;

 

*(3) That the Sub Committee agrees an increase to miscellaneous fees at 3.1% as follows in the report;

 

(4) That the Sub Committee agrees an increase to Carelink charges as 3.1% as follows in the report; and

 

(5) That the Sub Committee agress to continue with the existing policy not to charge carers for any direct provision of support to carers.

 

* Note: The above resolutions reflect the Labour Group amendment which was accepted at Committee and therefore became and were agreed as its substantive resolutions.

 

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Adult Social Care Commissioning Strategy

 

 

Contact Officer:

Andy Witham

Tel: 01273 291498

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

RESOLVED – (1) That the Sub Committee notes this draft Commissioning Strategy and the principles the Council currently applies in the commissioning , delivery and monitoring of Adult Social Care and Public Health Services;

 

(2) That the Sub Committee notes intended direction of travel with regards to the refresh of the Adult Social Care Market Position Statement and Commissioning Strategy;

 

(3) That the Sub Committee notes the content of the Commissioning Forward Plan set out at Appendix 2 to the report.

 

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Care Home/Nursing Home Prior Information Notice

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

RESOLVED – (1) That the Sub Committee grant delegated authority to the Executive Director of Health and Adult Social Care to issue a Prior Information Notice to seek expression of interest from providers interested in entering into block contract arrangements for residential and nursing care beds; and

 

(2) That the Sub Committee grant delegated authority to they Executive Director of Health and Adult Social Care to procure and award block contracts for residential and nursing beds following the publication of the Prior Information Notice.

 

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Residential Rehabilitation Services

 

 

Contact Officer:

Stephen Nicholson

Tel: 01273 296554

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

RESOLVED – (1) That the Sub Committee agrees to advertise the provision of residential rehabilitation services via a Prior Information Notice (PIN) as a call for competition for contract periods of three years with the possibility of a two-year extensions;

 

(2) In the event that multiple expressions of interest are received, and an open competition is required, that the Sub Committee grants delegated authority to the Executive Director of Health and Adult Social Care to extend the current contracts for as short period as possible to facilitate a competitive process;

 

(3 That the Sub Committee grants delegated authority to the Executive Director of Health and Adult Social Care to undertake a procurement process and award subsequent contracts.

 

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Community Equipment Service commission

 

 

Contact Officer:

Anne Richardson-Locke

Tel: 01273 290379

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

RESOLVED – (1) That the Sub Committee approves the joint reprocurement of the Integrated Community Equipment Service Contract in collaboration with the Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group (BHCCG); and

 

(2) That the Sub Committee delegates authority to the Executive Director of Health and Adult Social Care to award the contract to the successful bidder for an initial term of five years, subject to satisfactory delivery and performance.

 

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