Committee Report: Adult Services: Outcome Framework And Commissioning Priorities
Report to: |
Adult Services Panel Cabinet |
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Date: |
14th November 16th November |
Subject: |
Adult Services: Outcome Framework And Commissioning Priorities |
Report of: |
Director of Adult Services |
Contact officer: |
Louise Sutton, Assistant Director, Commissioning Tel: 01942 827798 Ext 2798 |
Purpose / summary: |
The attached report states our ambitions for Adult Services in the light of the recent White Paper ‘Our Health, Our Care, Our Say’. |
Alternative options considered and reason for selecting the one recommended: |
N/A |
Recommendation / decision: |
That the contents of this report are noted. |
Key Decision: |
This report does not involve a key decision. |
Implications: |
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Financial: |
To be determined. |
Staffing: |
To be determined. |
Policy: |
Health and Social Care |
Equal Opportunities - Has a Diversity Impact Assessment been conducted? |
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Wards affected: |
All |
Special Interest Members – Which have been consulted |
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Tracking/Process:
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Consultation |
Ward Members |
Partners |
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Panel |
Overview & Scrutiny |
Cabinet |
Council |
14th November |
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16th November |
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There are no Background Papers to this Report within the meaning of Section 100D of the Local Government Act 1972.
Proper Officer |
Bernard Walker |
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Date |
30th October 2006 |
1. Background
1.1 Early in 2006, the government launched The White Paper “Our Health, Our Care, Our Say”, setting ambitions for NHS and Social Care Services over the next 15 years.
1.2 The broad aims are:-
- To provide more personal services tailored to the specific health / social care needs of individuals.
- To ensure people who use services have more control over the care and treatment they receive.
- To provide an increased focus on preventative services which promote independence.
- To provide services closer to home.
- To tackle health inequalities, improve access to community services, and provide more support to people with long term needs.
The White Paper is a shared vision for Health and Social Care but goes beyond Adult Services by including wider expectations of Councils and their partner organisations.
2. Proposals
2.1 In response to the White Paper, the Adult Services Department has produced an outcome framework with outline commissioning priorities for 2006-09.
2.2 The framework covers 3 levels of commissioning:-
- Strategic
- Local
- Individual
2.3 The structure of the report begins to address the new outcome-based framework of CSCI Inspection and monitoring, and also highlights the need to de-commission some kinds of traditional, building-based services in order to provide more individualised packages of care, particularly through the mechanisms of Direct Payments and individualised budgets.
2.4 In order to implement the aspirations of the White Paper, new procurement models will be required which address the tensions between cost-effective commissioning and personalised packages of care.
2.5 Work is progressing with the PCT to develop joint commissioning strategies for all the major service areas.
3. Conclusions
3.1 The White Paper heralds a radical shift in the way health and social care services are commissioned and provided.
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