Content

 

9.1

The Committee considered a report of the
Strategic Director for Adult Care and Wellbeing which updated the
Committee on the operational progress that had been made in
delivering the hospital discharge and avoidable admission paper
that was agreed by the Committee on the 14th June 2023.

 

 

9.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the
Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee:-

 

 

·      
Notes the current performance in relation to discharge and progress
in delivering phase one of the hospital discharge and urgent care
delivery plan.

·      
Approves the Commissioning Strategy to externally commission a
specific Discharge Homecare Contract for a period of 2 years with
option to extend for a further period of 1 year.

·      
Requests that the Strategic Director of Adult Care and Wellbeing
provides the Committee with update on progress against the delivery
plan in six months

 

 

9.3

Reasons for
Decision

 

 

9.3.1
 
 
 
 
9.3.2
 
 
 
 
 

As a partnership between agencies in
Sheffield, we have made a commitment to admission avoidance and the
development of a new operating model which focuses on building a
partnership between primary and social care will aim in longer term
to impact on admission avoidance.
 
The new discharge model aims to embed an
approach where people discharged from an acute hospital bed are
assessed at home or in another appropriate community setting where
assessments about what care they need can take place. This approach
is critical if we are to improve individuals and families
experience of discharge, optimise individuals’ wellbeing
outcomes, maximise our workforce capacity and effectiveness and
reduce avoidable demand.

 

 

9.4

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

 

 

9.4.1
 
 
 
9.4.2
 
 

Do nothing: It would be possible not to
produce a plan in relation to discharge – but it would mean
any activity would lack focus, coherence, and public
accountability.
 
In relation to the commissioning strategy for
discharge homecare, as set out above, the alternative would be to
use the existing homecare contracts but
it is felt that this could be destabilising and a specific contract
is a better option.