Issue - decisions

(i)  Joint Commissioning Board is asked to support the overall direction of travel in relation to the proposed Hospital Discharge Operational Model, in particular the shift towards more care being delivered in people’s homes “Home First” – noting the breadth of change required to achieve this.

(ii)  Joint Commissioning Board is asked to support the proposal to allocate the available NHS Hospital Discharge Programme (HDP) funds in 2021/22 in line with the proposed Home First Discharge to Assess model.

(iii)  Joint Commissioning Board is asked to note the annual estimated costs of the proposed Home First Discharge to Assess Model going forward and that there will need to be a decision later in 2021/22, once the financial position regarding NHS Hospital Discharge Planning (HDP) funds beyond March 2022 is known, in relation to how these costs are met within the Southampton Health and Care System. This will be the subject of a separate report.