Purpose

The NHS Sussex Integrated Care
System (ICS) is a partnership that brings together NHS
organisations and local authorities, including West Sussex County
Council (WSCC), to plan services across geographical
areas.
 
To date this winter, contracts
have been awarded for Hospital Discharge Care contacts, Domiciliary
Care Rounds, and a first wave of interim residential care and
nursing home beds.  Details of these
awards are outlined in decisions
OKD26(23/24) and
OKD32(23/24).
 
The Council, acting as the
commissioning lead on behalf of the health and social care system
has now completed a further compliant procurement process and is
recommending award of contracts for 31 residential and nursing care
beds  to commence in January 2024 until
March 2024 with potential to extend until March 2025 subject to
demand and funding.
 
Due to the need for this matter
to be determined as soon as possible the decision maker has secured
agreement from the appropriate Scrutiny Chairman for this key
decision to be taken without prior notice in the Forward Plan of
key decisions (Part 4, Section 1, Standing Order 3.57 (Regulation
11). This decision is urgent because the council has been delayed
in receiving confirmation of Integrated Care Board funding, which
is required to provide a sufficient level of service provision to
facilitate time efficient discharges from hospital, for individuals
across all areas of the county, during the winter
period.
 
 

Decision

 
The Director of Adults and Health has approved
the award of the Hospital Discharge Interim Block Bed Contracts to
organisations listed in table 2.2 for an initial period up to the
31st March 2024 with the option to extend for 12-months
until March 2025 if performance and delivery of the contracts are
satisfactory, and funding commitment is provided from the
Integrated Care Board.