Agenda item

Emergency Overnight Short Breaks (EONSB) for people with a Learning Disability and/or Autism

Decision:

13.1

 

 

 

 

 

13.2

 

 

 

 

13.3

 

 

13.4

The Committee considered a report of the Strategic Director of Adult Care and Wellbeing which summarised the Council’s statutory duties and set out the importance of ensuring continuity of Emergency Overnight Short Breaks (EONSB) services, and the proposals to deliver those in a way which met the needs of the people of Sheffield.

 

The report also set out the approach to the development of Emergency Overnight Short Breaks provision for the City and the implementation of an Emergency Overnight Short Breaks review group to co-produce the development of short breaks in the City.

 

The Chair asked that reference to Council be removed from the Recommendations, as the report would not be approved at full Council. 

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee:-

 

-        Approves the proposal to develop both Sheffield City Council and Commissioned Services to ensure sufficiency of Emergency Overnight Short breaks arrangements in the City.

-        Notes that a Commissioning Strategy for the Commissioning of Emergency Overnight Short Breaks will be brought to Committee in March 2024 following soft market testing between December 2023 and February 2024

 

13.5    Reasons for Decision

 

13.5.1 Increasing supply in EONSB is a complex programme of work and requires a multifaceted approach, likely over a number of years. A combination of options will be explored to potentially provide short/medium- and longer-term solutions.

 

13.5.2  Market sustainability, alongside the Care Governance Strategy, and the Care Quality Framework are key to the delivery of the Council’s statutory responsibilities for Adult Social Care including the following outcomes for the people of Sheffield:

 

• promotion of wellbeing

• protection of (safeguarding) adults at risk of abuse or neglect

• preventing the need for care and support

• promoting integration of care and support with health services

• providing information and advice

• promoting diversity and quality in providing services

 

13.6     Alternatives Considered and Rejected

 

The options considered are: -

 

• Do Nothing – Doing no planned developments would not ensure sufficiency of local provision, leading to poor outcomes for the individual and their families, increasing the considerable distress such emergency situations cause. In addition, Adult Care would require relying on commissioning costly options via a direct payment or via a direct award, delivered by specialist crisis providers due to their urgency and complexity. This would pose an ongoing a challenge due to the availability of very few specialist providers in the local market.

 

• Undertake A Commissioning Strategy Without Engagement – It is likely taking a direct approach would not enable the coproduction with individuals, carers, providers of personalised solutions required.

 

Minutes:

13.1

 

 

 

 

 

13.2

 

 

 

 

13.3

 

 

13.4

The Committee considered a report of the Strategic Director of Adult Care and Wellbeing which summarised the Council’s statutory duties and set out the importance of ensuring continuity of Emergency Overnight Short Breaks (EONSB) services, and the proposals to deliver those in a way which met the needs of the people of Sheffield.

 

The report also set out the approach to the development of Emergency Overnight Short Breaks provision for the City and the implementation of an Emergency Overnight Short Breaks review group to co-produce the development of short breaks in the City.

 

The Chair asked that reference to Council be removed from the Recommendations, as the report would not be approved at full Council. 

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the Adult Health and Social Care Policy Committee:-

 

-        Approves the proposal to develop both Sheffield City Council and Commissioned Services to ensure sufficiency of Emergency Overnight Short breaks arrangements in the City.

-        Notes that a Commissioning Strategy for the Commissioning of Emergency Overnight Short Breaks will be brought to Committee in March 2024 following soft market testing between December 2023 and February 2024

 

13.5    Reasons for Decision

 

13.5.1 Increasing supply in EONSB is a complex programme of work and requires a multifaceted approach, likely over a number of years. A combination of options will be explored to potentially provide short/medium- and longer-term solutions.

 

13.5.2  Market sustainability, alongside the Care Governance Strategy, and the Care Quality Framework are key to the delivery of the Council’s statutory responsibilities for Adult Social Care including the following outcomes for the people of Sheffield:

 

• promotion of wellbeing

• protection of (safeguarding) adults at risk of abuse or neglect

• preventing the need for care and support

• promoting integration of care and support with health services

• providing information and advice

• promoting diversity and quality in providing services

 

13.6     Alternatives Considered and Rejected

 

The options considered are: -

 

• Do Nothing – Doing no planned developments would not ensure sufficiency of local provision, leading to poor outcomes for the individual and their families, increasing the considerable distress such emergency situations cause. In addition, Adult Care would require relying on commissioning costly options via a direct payment or via a direct award, delivered by specialist crisis providers due to their urgency and complexity. This would pose an ongoing a challenge due to the availability of very few specialist providers in the local market.

 

• Undertake A Commissioning Strategy Without Engagement – It is likely taking a direct approach would not enable the coproduction with individuals, carers, providers of personalised solutions required.

 

Supporting documents: