Decision details

This paper sets out a strategic approach to prevention and early intervention for H&F that seeks to reduce reliance on long term care.  There are 3 key elements:

1) A targeted case-finding approach that identifies people with long term conditions and particular risk indicators that mean they are likely to become high cost users of health and social care services without specific early interventions.

2) Extending reablement to become the standard offer so that all adults are supported to achieve optimal independence.

3) An innovative approach to establishing a self-financing model of low-support for anyone who needs help.      

1.  To support the framework for prevention and early intervention as set out in this report, and to agree to reserve £685,000 to implement a predictive risk modelling system.

2.  To award a grant of £50,000 in 2010 and £50,000 in 2011 to The Stroke Association to support strokes prevention and reablement.

3.  That authority be delegated to the Director of Community Services, in conjunction with the Leader, to award grant funding of up to £685,000 over the next 3 years for the provision of a Low-Level In-Home Support Service as described in paragraph 13 of the report.

4.  That expenditure on the above initiatives, totalling £1.470m, be met from PCT Health Gain funding of £0.340m and available Social Care grants of £1.130m.