Issue details

Market Sustainability - Funding to Support the Adult Care Market

 

 

This report sets out a proposal to provide financial support to providers of adult social care who contract with Lancashire County Council. This proposal utilises specific government funding, which has been provided to ensure both adult social care market sustainability and to support the NHS to safely discharge people home from hospital or to avoid admissions.

 

This is deemed to be a Key Decision and the requirements of Standing Order C21 have been complied with. Compliance with Standing Orders C19 and C20 was not possible due to the decision on the overall use of Discharge funding only being made recently through external NHS governance, and the urgency of the support required by the care market in order for providers to utilise the monies to maintain support levels and meet demand for care and support.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure or Savings > £1,800,000;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Divisions affected: (All Divisions);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 31/01/2023

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
This is urgent due to the decision on the overall use of Discharge funding only being made recently through external NHS governance, and the urgency of the support required by the care market in order for providers to utilise the monies to maintain support levels and meet demand for care and support.

Anticipated restriction: Part I  -

Decision due: 2 Feb 2023 by Cabinet

Lead member: Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care

Lead director: Executive Director of Adult Services and Health & Wellbeing

Department: Strategic & Intergrated Commissioning

Contact: Michael Alsop Email: Mike.Alsop@lancashire.gov.uk Tel: 01772 539256.

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