Summary The vision for the Adults Health and Wellbeing Directorate can be summarised as: will enable people who need support to live their lives their way by working in “We partnership with individuals & communities and spending wisely & fairly.” Over the last few the Council has been working to personalise the way adult social care services are accessed and delivered. Our aim is to enable better outcomes for people through maximising independence and minimising long term dependence. The newly established Health and Wellbeing Board, which becomes a statutory body in 2013,will steer and influence the commissioning of health and social care services. This makes it even more important than for parties to be clear about their commissioning strategies and intentions. This document seeks to provide that clarity. This document does not take into account the proposals recently published in the White Paper Caring for our Future: Reforming Care and Support and the population figures presented in the report are pre the issue of the 2011 Census data. Supplements to this document with periodic updates will be issued from time to time to reflect changing policies and local circumstances. Key Themes that run through our commissioning intentions All services must be culturally sensitive We wish to limit use of block contracts, moving to more flexible contracting arrangements We will seek to work with our providers to achieve a balance of value for money and risk that is sustainable for the provider as well as the Council We will seek to use our purchasing power to stimulate the local economy and maximise employment opportunities for local people. It is the borough’s highest priority to promote the employment of local residents and we will take that into consideration as permitted under the Public Services Social Value Act 2012. We intend to increase the range of services available, encouraging local, smaller providers We always ask that unless there are good market reasons not to do so, all contractors should pay the London Living Wage. Unless an exception is made contracts will be let with this stipulation. We will fund independent support for providers in complex procurements We wish to promote the take up of cash budgets by service
Summary The vision for the Adults Health and Wellbeing Directorate can be summarised as: “We will enable people who need support to live their lives their way by working in partnership with individuals & communities and spending wisely & fairly.” Over the last few the Council has been working to personalise the way adult social care services are accessed and delivered. Our aim is to enable better outcomes for people through maximising independence and minimising long term dependence. The newly established Health and Wellbeing Board, which becomes a statutory body in 2013,will steer and influence the commissioning of health and social care services. This makes it even more important than for parties to be clear about their commissioning strategies and intentions. This document seeks to provide that clarity. This document does not take into account the proposals recently published in the White Paper Caring for our Future: Reforming Care and Support and the population figures presented in the report are pre the issue of the 2011 Census data. Supplements to this document with periodic updates will be issued from time to time to reflect changing policies and local circumstances. Key Themes that run through our commissioning intentions All services must be culturally sensitive We wish to limit use of block contracts, moving to more flexible contracting arrangements We will seek to work with our providers to achieve a balance of value for money and risk that is sustainable for the provider as well as the Council We will seek to use our purchasing power to stimulate the local economy and maximise employment opportunities for local people. It is the borough’s highest priority to promote the employment of local residents and we will take that into consideration as permitted under the Public Services Social Value Act 2012. We intend to increase the range of services available, encouraging local, smaller providers We always ask that unless there are good market reasons not to do so, all contractors should pay the London Living Wage. Unless an exception is made contracts will be let with this stipulation. We will fund independent support for providers in complex procurements We wish to promote the take up of cash budgets by service
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