Issue - meetings

To approve the strategic options assessment for nursing care which recommends procurement to achieve better value for money on nursing care spend.

RESOLVED:

1.  That the strategic options assessment which recommends procurement to achieve better value for money on nursing care spend be approved.

2.  That it be noted that this report sets out the need and approach to repatriating spend on nursing home placements back to the borough and the need to ensure a more robust approach to contracting placements generally. Given the recommendation to procure, this may lead to one or more Gateway 1 reports to reflect the differing contracting arrangements that may be required for in borough and out of borough provision.

3.  That it be noted that procurement will be the best way of obtaining maximum value for money when purchasing beds in and outside of the borough and the most appropriate approach to support the commissioning intention to increase access to local nursing home beds to over 300 by 2020 as set out in December 2017 Cabinet report.