Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing is attached.

Councillor Tamoor Tariq, Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing, presented the Part B report which included full financial details.

Decision:

Cabinet:

1.    Approved the procurement through a competitive process of a care provider for the provision of mental health support at Topping Mill, Topping Street, Bury BL9 6DR;

2.    Approved the award of a 3-year contract to the successful bidder with the right to extend it for a further period of up to two years at the discretion of the Council, subject to monitoring of performance and satisfactory delivery of the desired outcomes; and

3.    Noted that this will be funded using Bury’s Adult Social Care Community Care budget.

Reasons for the decision:

As set out for the Part A report.

Other options considered and rejected:

None.

Report of the Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing is attached.

Councillor Tamoor Tariq, Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing, presented the report which sought approval to commission care and support services for a new mental health supported housing scheme. Members supported the proposal, which made use of old buildings and created decent supported accommodation for those with a mental health diagnosis.

Decision:

Cabinet:

1.    Approved the procurement through a competitive process of a care provider for the provision of mental health support at Topping Mill, Topping Street, Bury BL9 6DR;

2.    Approved the award of a 3-year contract to the successful bidder with the right to extend it for a further period of up to two years at the discretion of the Council, subject to monitoring of performance and satisfactory delivery of the desired outcomes; and

3.    Noted that this will be funded using Bury’s Adult Social Care Community Care budget.

Reasons for the decision:

The recommendations align to the Council’s Housing for Adults with Additional Needs Strategy 2021-2025 and the vision for mental health supported accommodation to:

·         Improve outcomes for people with mental health needs.

·         Enable people to live independently.

·         Reduce the need for out of area residential placements.

·         Enable tenancy sustainment.

·         Support management of long-term health conditions.

·         Create employment for local people.

·         Create value for individuals, communities, and statutory services.

·         Reduce hospital admissions and / or reducing delayed transfers of care (DTOC) where people are fit for discharge but accommodation with appropriate support is the barrier.

Other options considered and rejected:

None.