Decision details

Tracy Evans Project lead, Bury Council, attended the meeting to provide members with updated performance information for the better care fund and improved better care fund.  The presentation provided information in respect of the BCF metrics which include:

•      Non-elective admissions - The admissions target of 5,662 for this period was not achieved with 5,874 actual admissions.

•      Permanent admissions - The admissions target was reviewed and a 20% reduction in permanent admissions into residential care was agreed. The target of 628 has been achieved with 570 admissions in this period. This is due to the positive impact of the care at home zones and the increased discharge to assess provision

•      Effectiveness of reablement - The target of 85.4% of customers still at home 91 days after discharge is designed to promote excellence in the service and reduce re-admissions. Although it has dipped slightly this period it is still on target.

•      Delayed transfers of care (DToC) - delayed transfers of care (delayed days) from hospital Performance on DTOC continues to reduce, although the target for this period has not been achieved. There were 516 delayed days in December, which equates to 17 delays per day.

There is no requirement to report iBCF to Better Care Fund this quarter, although information is still being collated through individual projects locally and regionally.

•      DToC for reason 'awaiting package of care’

•      DToC for reason 'awaiting residential home’

•      Time taken to grant DOLS application

Questions were invited from those present and the following issues were raised:

In response to a Member’s question, the Interim Executive Director, Communities and Wellbeing reported that there has been a great deal of work undertaken to reduce the DTOCs within mental health services, this has been a focused piece of work and is now embedded in practice within CMHT and the Irwell Unit and as a result, the DTOC remain low.

It was agreed:

The performance information for the better care fund and improved better care fund be noted.