Issue - meetings

Consideration has been given to the findings of the review of the provision of all age carers services in Gateshead and to the proposal to procure a new all age carer service in Gateshead, which will be jointly commissioned between the Council and Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group, with the Council acting as the Lead on the procurement.

RESOLVED -

That the procurement of a new all age carer service in Gateshead, commissioned by the Council on behalf of the Council and Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group, as set out in the report, be approved.

The above decision has been made for the following reasons:

(A)

To prevent duplication of funding and resources across health and social care.

(B)

To meet local need and demand and align services to strategic priorities across the local health and social care economy.

(C)

To promote a streamlined pathway and improved processes for carers accessing services, and enable early identification and assessment of carers’ needs to prevent, reduce and delay the onset of crisis situations.

(D)

To improve the quality of life for carers.

(E)

To enable an integrated commissioning approach across Health and Social Care.