Decision - Knoll House: Interim Arrangements 2020-21

RESOLVED – (1) That the Board agrees the short-term interim use of Knoll House to provide rehabilitation beds to support timely discharge from hospital and support unnecessary admissions;

(2) That the Board agrees the short-term interim use of Knoll House to provide rehabilitation beds to support timely discharge from the hospital and support unnecessary admissions;

(3) That the Board only agrees this proposal through to the end of March 2021 in support of the wider health and care system taking a precautionary approach to the risk of a second wave of Covid-19 in what projections indicate could be an already challenging winter;

(4) The Board notes that all the costs of running the rehabilitation service will be met by the NHS;

(5) That the Board reaffirms its commitment to its previous decision for Knoll House to be remodelled to deliver a long-term residential unit for adults with ABI and/or physical disability and supporting this the implementation of this agreement;

(6) The Board agrees that the work to commission the ABI and/or physical disability service continue over the next 6 months, concurrent with the rehabilitation service; and

(7) The Board requires the Clinical Commissioning Group to bring a paper back in January 2021 updating upon the position in light of the circumstances at the time. If there is any risk of the interim use continuing beyond March 2021 this paper will present an options appraisal including financial mitigations recognising the Council cannot be exposed to future additional unplanned financial risk.