Issue - decisions

Issue - decisions

Financial measures targeted to support the care market through the Covid-19 Emergency Period

30/04/2020 - Financial measures targeted to support the care market through the Covid-19 Emergency Period

The Executive Director of Adult Sopcial Services approves the folllowing financial measures targeted to support the care market through the Covid-19 Emergency Period.

 

1.        One-off financial support to residential care providers set at £50 per week per package for 12 weeks, payable in advance, based on a client count snap shot as at 30th April 2020 (estimated cost £0.381m). This will be paid under existing contractual arrangements with framework providers;

 

2.        Approval to engage residential care providers to block-book available bed capacity to 31st July 2020. Up to 41 beds (estimated cost £0.399m). This will be progressed in accordance with the City Council’s contract rules.

 

3.        Approval to engage nursing care providers to block-book available bed capacity to 31st July 2020. Up to 50 beds (estimated cost £0.760m). This will be progressed in accordance with the contract rules of the Council or Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group as appropriate.

 

Funding is through the Manchester Health and Care Commissioning Pooled Budget – Covid-19 Financial Plan, with transfers into the Pooled Budget as follows: Item 1 the City Council funding contribution (£0.381m) and Items 2 and 3 the CCG funding contribution (£1.159m).

 

The making of this decision has been deemed as urgent and cannot be reasonably deferred.  The Covid-19 response and associated financial plan is being progressed under Emergency planning arrangements, it is imperative that support measures are implemented as soon as possible so the Council can support the care market.

 

As such, the Chair of Resources and Governance Scrutiny Committee has agreed that it is impracticable to give the required notice period and has exempted the decision from Call In.