To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Adult Services, seeking approval for a revised partnership agreement with NHS Southampton.
A decision was taken in January to revise the existing Section 75 Partnership Agreement between Southampton City Council and NHS Southampton (which is for a pooled fund for the joint commissioning of community equipment services) to enable Southampton City Council to take on the lead commissioner role and the services to be re-commissioned against a new service specification.
The original decision requested a Section 75 and subsequent contract for a period of 3 years with the option of a 2 year extension. Pre-tender work has identified that greater economies of scale would be gained from a Section 75 and subsequent contract for a period of 5 years with the option of a 2 year extension.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Decision due: 17 Jul 2012 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member For Health and Adult Social Care
Lead director: Stephanie Ramsey
Department: Adult Services Portfolio
Contact: Donna Chapman, Joint Commissioning Manager Email: d.chapman1@nhs.net.
Consultation process
Focus groups, meetings, membership on project teams
emails and briefings
Consultees
City Council Democratic, Legal and Finance Services
Solent NHS Trust Joint Equipment Service
Solent NHS Trust therapists, community nursing services and Rapid Response Team
Parents and carers
Special schools (Cedars and Rosewood)
City Council Specialist teacher advisory Service
City Council Children's Services and Learning Directorate
City Council Health and Social Care Directorate
University Hospital Service, Foundation Trust - eg. orthopaedics
City Council Sensory Services Team
Jigsaw joint children's disability team
City Council Contact Centre and OT service
Red Cross
Housing Services
Public Comments may be sent to: Lauren Caine, Development Manager, Commissioning, NHS Southampton, Oakley Road, Millbrook, Southampton. Lauren.caine@scpct.nhs.uk