Decision details

1.1.1

The Executive Director, Communities, submitted a report on the joint review carried out by the Council and NHS Sheffield into the future of the Council’s two Care4you Resources Centres namely, Hazlehurst at Jordanthorpe and Sevenfields at Wisewood, which were jointly funded by the City Council and NHS Sheffield and provided 42 beds for the re-habilitation of people following a hospital stay. The review had identified a number of options which had included a preferred option to decommission the 42 beds in the current buildings and commission alternative care elsewhere based on current need and demand.

1.1.2

The options available had been the subject of a period of consultation between 6th December 2011 and 29th February, 2012, which included consideration of the options by the Healthier Communities and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee, the findings of which were included in the Executive Director’s report and which supported the proposal to de-commission the two Resources Centres.

1.2

RESOLVED: That Cabinet (a) in fully considering the outcome of the consultations and the work of the Healthier Communities and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee and acknowledging that both the Council and NHS Sheffield will secure appropriate alternative provision from the independent sector, approves action to proceed with the decommissioning of the two Resource Centres namely, Hazlehurst at Jordanthorpe and Sevenfields at Wisewood, and the proposals for the commissioning of alternative care by the end of June 2012 or a date as soon as practical after that date; and

(b) wishes to place on record the fact that its values the staff at the two Resource Centres and further, wishes to convey to staff at the Centres, its appreciation of the high level of expertise and commitment displayed by them during the course of their work.