Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Adult Social Care

Forward Plan Ref: 2024/346

Contact: Ian Bottomley, Lead Commissioner – Age Well Support (Ian.Bottomley@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Director of Adult Social Care (CA8).

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to

(a)            Note the history of step-down bed provision in Oxfordshire and to endorse the Home First Discharge to Assess model of care that has been implemented countywide since January 2024

(b)            Note the impact of Home First Discharge to Assess for users, hospital flow and on business efficiency across the County and in the South Oxfordshire area

(c)             Agree that the former Chiltern Court beds are not reinstated for the reasons set out in the paper

(d)            Note the decision of the Secretary of State for Heath not to “call in” the decision to close the Chiltern Court beds

(e)            Note the engagement that has taken place with the public and stakeholders during 2024

(f)              Endorse ongoing engagement with Oxfordshire residents around out of hospital care

Recommendations approved.