Issue details

1. Following the Government announcing the allocation of the Adult Social Care Discharge Grant, consultation with key stakeholders has taken place in order to inform which schemes to include in the proposals that would have the most beneficial impact on improving hospital discharge and a Home-first approach, and be achievable within the required timescales in line with the grant conditions.

2. Initial meetings mobilised 1st Week in December to coordinate a list of schemes for consideration. These included representation from the ICB, SCC and Stoke County Council. In addition, Senior Managers from MPFT were engaged with and approached to put forward scheme proposals for inclusion. Staffordshire Association of Care Providers were also engaged with to put forward proposals. Discussions also took place with the voluntary sector through the Councils Public Health Team.

3. A joint local Authority meeting took place on 7th December to review all of the proposed social care schemes, and ensure consistency of services to patients across Staffordshire and Stoke wherever possible. Following this, Options put forward were considered by Senior leaders from both the Council and the ICB, at the ICBs CFO System Finance Leads meeting on 7th December and to the Councils Senior Leadership Team Meeting on 8th December.

4. In the context of the BCF s75 agreement and the plans outlined, proposals are also being agreed by local health and social care leaders at the Joint Commissioning Board on 16th December which includes senior partners from the ICB, SCC and MPFT. In terms of onward reporting and measurement, the Joint Commissioning Board as the vehicle for the delivery of the BCF will retain oversight.