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Decision details

Decision details

Discharge to Assess Unit at Harry Sotnick House

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

1.    Agreed to the permanent transfer of the staff and related available budgets for the Victory Unit to Harry Sotnick House, acknowledging that this will result in Adult Social Care ceasing use of the Victory Unit at Wyllie Road.

2.    Agreed that the Director of Adult Care consider and evaluate options for the use future of the space at Wyllie Road.

3.    Acknowledged that it has been possible to establish and operate the new Discharge to Assess unit within Harry Sotnick House at the current capacity, due to a combination of both the staff resources from the Victory Unit and the funding available through the governments temporary COVID Hospital Discharge Scheme.

4.    Acknowledged that health & care system partners have an ambition to establish a permanent 40-bedded D2A unit at HSH and that this proposal would require joint commissioning with and permanent funding contributions from Portsmouth CCG.

5.    Agreed that the Director of Adult Care continue negotiations and enter into the necessary agreements with Health & Care partners, in consultation with the s.151 officer and the City Solicitor, (or their delegates) to establish:

             i.        A permanent jointly funded and commissioned D2A unit within Harry Sotnick House.

            ii.        Operational and funding arrangements to support people discharged from hospital, who cannot be supported within the D2A unit and require support from within the external care market, prior to a Care Act assessment being completed.

 

Publication date: 05/10/2021

Date of decision: 05/10/2021

Decided at meeting: 05/10/2021 - Cabinet

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