Decision details
Trusted Assessor Service
PDF 134 KBDecision Maker: Deputy Director Adult Social Care
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To deliver a trusted assessor service to support the
discharge of residents who have Adults Social Care input back to where they
were living prior to going into hospital.
Decision:
To approve the Trusted Assessor service for 2 years
supporting with hospital discharges across all hospital bases including
community hospitals and hub beds.
The contract value is £125,000.00 per year for 2 years
(Total Value £250,000.00).
Reasons for the decision:
The ‘Trusted Approach’ approach is one of the 8 High Impact
Changes set out in Better Care Fund (BCF) planning guidance and endorsed in the
Hospital Discharge Policy requirements published by NHS England (2022). The
underlying principle of the approach is to promote safe and timely discharges
from NHS Trusts to adult social care services.
The Trusted Assessor approach continues to be part of BCF planning
guidance which was issued on 22 January 2025.
Alternative options considered:
This is a direct award due to the experience needed to
provide this type of service.
Exemption for the direct award has been approved.
Publication date: 05/03/2025
Date of decision: 24/02/2025