Issue - meetings

This report requests approval to develop and implement an agreement under Section 75 National Health Services Act 2006 and a pooled budget between Brent Teaching Primary Care Trust (Brent PCT) and the Council in respect of Brent’s Integrated Community Equipment Service (BiCES). 

(i)         that approval be given to re-enter into a partnership arrangement to 31 March 2013 for provision of Brent’s Integrated Community Equipment Servicewith the Brent PCT under Section 75 National Health Services Act 2006 as set out in the report from the Director. Under this arrangement the Council will be lead agency on behalf of the partners (the Council and Brent PCT) with each partner being financially accountable for the actions and expenditure of each partner’s practitioners.

(ii)        that approval be given to the setting up of a pooled budget with Brent PCT under the partnership agreement and to the transfer of the Council’s pro rata contribution as set out in paragraph 4.1 for the financial year 2012/13 to that budget;

(iii)       that the Council be the budget holder for the pooled budget;

(iv)       that it be noted that written agreement will be required to be entered into between the Council and Brent PCT in respect of the proposed partnership and that the Director of Adult Social Services be authorised, in consultation with the Director of Legal and Procurement, to agree the exact form of that agreement.

Councillor Hirani (Lead Member, Adults and Health) reminded the Executive of the requirement under Sections 74 and 75 of the National Health Service Act 2006 for local authorities and NHS bodies to work together to improve health and health care provision. This included provision made for flexible funding and working arrangements such as the pooled budgets proposed for the Council and Brent PCT to continue to provide an Integrated Community Equipment Service via an existing contract with Medequip. The agreement would be short term to run until 31 March 2013.

RESOLVED:-

(i)         that approval be given to re-enter into a partnership arrangement up to 31 March 2013 for provision of Brent’s Integrated Community Equipment Servicewith the Brent PCT under Section 75 National Health Services Act 2006 as set out in the report from the Director of Adult Social Services. Under this arrangement the Council will be lead agency on behalf of the partners (the council and Brent PCT) with each partner being financially accountable for the actions and expenditure of each partner’s practitioners;

(ii)        that approval be given to the setting up of a pooled budget with Brent PCT under the partnership agreement and to the transfer of the council’s pro rata contribution as set out in paragraph 4.1 for the financial year 2012/13 to that budget;

(iii)       that the council be the budget holder for the pooled budget;

(iv)       that it be noted that written agreement will be required to be entered into between the Council and Brent PCT in respect of the proposed partnership and that the Director of Adult Social Services be authorised, in consultation with the Director of Legal and Procurement, to agree the exact form of that agreement.