A key element of Staffordshire County
Council’s response to the coronavirus pandemic is to
safeguard the most vulnerable people and residents in the County.
We need to ensure that the most serious and urgent needs of
existing service users are always prioritised, so that they do not
become unwell, not only because this is important in its own right
but because it avoids placing an unnecessary additional demand on
the NHS at this time of crisis. As part of this response the Local
Resilience Forum and Staffordshire County Council’s Incident
Management Team, have been planning for how to bolster social care
provision in the event that the market starts to fail, through a
Rapid Response Workforce, known as the iCare Campaign. The
recommendations below support actions that have been and will need
to be taken to ensure suitable social care (especially personal
care) provision can be maximised to support vulnerable people and
residents across Staffordshire, particularly throughout the peak of
the virus via the use of volunteers and new employees sought via
the iCare process.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Divisions affected: (All Divisions);
Decision due: 15/04/20 by Cabinet
Lead member: Alan White, Leader of the Council alan.white@staffordshire.gov.uk
Lead director: Director for Economy, Infrastructure and Skills
Department: Health and Care
Contact: Andrew Jepps Email: andrew.jepps@staffordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01785 278557.
Consultees
N/A
Public or Private Decision: Public
Service Area: Health and Care