Decision details

Cabinet considered a report of the Director of Adults’ Health and Care regarding Health and Social Care System Resilience during COVID-19.

In introduction of the report it was highlighted that 8000 people had been supported out of acute care during the Covid-19 crisis and some of the changes to systems and discharge procedures that had been implemented to facilitate this were detailed. The benefits to both the NHS and to residents were highlighted and it was noted that uncertainty remained as to whether the national discharge funding that had enabled these changes would be extended or replaced.

The report was welcomed and the success of the project in reducing bed blocking recognised. Cabinet noted that the new model was closer to the original intention of how social care and health care should work together and hoped that it could be both continued and expanded.

The recommendations set out in the report were considered and agreed. A

decision record is attached to these minutes.