Issue - meetings

      To receive a report from the Chief Executive.

Resolved

Cabinet Approved:

1)    To commit Better Care Funding of £9,668,777 to the ICB Community Health Contract from 2025-2032 (with a potential for a further 2 years to 2034). See Table 1 Below. 

2)    To delegate authority to Director of Commissioning in consultation with the Director of Finance and Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, SENSD, and Inclusion, to approve the revised S.75 agreement and the Collaborative Commissioning agreement that will cover the period of the Community Health Services contract.? 

3)    To delegate authority to the Director of Commissioning in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, SENS, and Inclusion, to authorise all activities related to the procurement and to sign the contract for the ICB BSW Community Health Services on behalf of Wiltshire Council. ? 

Table 1

Reasons for the Proposal

To ensure that Community Health Services are provided across BSW, Cabinet is asked to approve the amended financial contribution to be committed from the BCF for the new Community Health Services contract from 1 April 2025, until 31 March 2032, with a possible further 2-year extension.?The contribution of £9,668,776 includes the removal of the HomeFirst service as per above and the addition of £0.310m for the new Wiltshire Health & Care In Reach service.

Cllr Jane Davies, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, SEND and Inclusion presented a report seeking approval to commit £9,668,776 of the Better Care Fund in 2024/25 to the Integrated Care Board (ICB) Community Healthcare Services Contract.

The Leader and Cllr Davies referred to an updated Executive Summary published with Supplementary Agenda 1 prior to the meeting, which now contained detail about the reasons for the decision being made and included the Cabinet Member being consulted on any decisions delegated to the Director of Commissioning. It was noted that Cabinet agreed the proposals in principle at its meeting in July 2024.

Cllr Ian Thorn, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group commented on the terms of delivery of the programme of activity and noted that the ICB is the contractor of community health services, and the Council are a partner due to the significant financial contribution made.

Resolved:

Cabinet Approved:

1)    To commit Better Care Funding of £9,668,777 to the ICB Community Health Contract from 2025-2032 (with a potential for a further 2 years to 2034). See Table 1 Below. 

2)    To delegate authority to Director of Commissioning in consultation with the Director of Finance and Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, SEND, and Inclusion, to approve the revised S.75 agreement and the Collaborative Commissioning agreement that will cover the period of the Community Health Services contract.? 

3)    To delegate authority to the Director of Commissioning in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, SEND, and Inclusion, to authorise all activities related to the procurement and to sign the contract for the ICB BSW Community Health Services on behalf of Wiltshire Council. ? 

Table 1

Reasons for the Proposal

To ensure that Community Health Services are provided across BSW, Cabinet is asked to approve the amended financial contribution to be committed from the BCF for the new Community Health Services contract from 1 April 2025, until 31 March 2032, with a possible further 2-year extension.?The contribution of £9,668,776 includes the removal of the HomeFirst service as per above and the addition of £0.310m for the new Wiltshire Health & Care In Reach service.