Decision Maker: Leader of the Council
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
To seek approval for the procurement of a number of care home beds (funded by Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust) to support hospital discharge.
That the Leader of the Council:
Note: As the need for these beds is immediate the report is submitted under the Special Urgency Procedure and is removed from the Call-in Process.
This is a short-term arrangement to support the current system blockages relating to hospital bed availability. Therefore it will ensure:
All alternative options for managing this situation have been exhausted, including increasing the capacity in both the independent and in-house services. Whilst this has helped and made some improvements it has not impacted significantly enough on the high numbers of people awaiting discharge.
Urgent item?: Yes
Publication date: 16/11/2021
Date of decision: 12/11/2021
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