Northumberland Care Trust contracts with a
number of Providers of Residential, Nursing and Home Care.
The overarching principle is that all services
purchased must have a Contract in place and on the client file and
must be recorded in SWIFT. To assist with this, the contracts
are accessible below and include the correct rates. For each
contract there is a package available in SWIFT which matches the
rate on the Contract.
Where Care Managers send out the Contract, the care package
should be linked by District admin staff. If for some reason
you can’t find a package in SWIFT which matches the rate on the
Contract, please contact Contracts on 01670 622437 who will be able
to help.
If there is no Contract available for the Provider which you
require, please complete a contract request form by following the
links
NTW and Head Injuries staff will only have access to this folder
if they are signing on at an office which has the NHA network and
they have the relevant NHA logins.
If you have any problems accessing any of the following
documents, please contact any member of the Contracts Team on 01670
622437 who will be able to assist.
Residential Services
Within Northumberland
The Main Terms of the
Residential Contract is outlined in the link below and
together with the Schedule 1 (signature pages) and the Care Plan
which is issued by the Care Manager, form the Contract between the
Care Trust and the Provider.
Link to - Main
Terms Continuing Care Residential/Nursing Spot Contract Dec
06
Homes for Older People in Northumberland Guidance
to complete Individual Personal Agreement
The Individual Placement Agreement after 1/4/12 is available
from SWIFT (note - the old IPA should no longer be used unless
the Care Manager has been specifically advised by the Contracts
team)
Spot Contract for homes within Northumberland
(where the rate is listed in SWIFT)
If the rate you have been offered is not available in SWIFT,
please contact the Contracts Section on 01670 622437 so that
package with the correct amount can be created
Outside of Northumberland
Spot Contract for homes outside of
Northumberland (A
Contract Request Form is always required).
Additional Services (eg 1:1 support within residential
services) - Please ring Contracts 01670 622437
Continuing Health Care
Continuing Care Spot
Contract
To be accessed via the CHC admin
team
(Email Continuing Health Care) or telephone
01670 623533
Homecare Services
Preferred Providers
Homecare service via Preferred
Provider
Service Requested directly from Provider – CP1 to be completed
in SWIFT
Homecare Spot Contracts (including outreach and
enabling)
Are used only if the Preferred Providers for that geographical
area are unable to provide and the Preferred providers have no
guarantee to provide a service.
Where the Preferred/Responsible Provider has a guarantee the
Provider should make alternative arrangements if they are unable to
provide the service.
Link to - Main Terms
Home Care Spot Contract August 2005
The following Homecare Spot Providers Contracts
are directly available by using the following links. (Please
note that the links will only work within the internal Care Trust
network)
Please select the Provider you require
Careline (Central and South areas)
Ladybird Care (Central and South areas)
Philip Parkinson Homecare
Safe Hands Homecare
The Grange Homecare (out of Alnwick area)
If the Homecare Provider you require is not listed, please
complete a Homecare
Contract Request Form and send to contracts
Day Services Contracts
The following Day Services Contracts are directly available by
using the following links. (Please note that the links will
only work within the internal Care Trust network)
Please select the Provider you require
Bellview Day Care
Haydon View Day Care
Heatherdale Day Care
Sunningdale House Day Care
Stakeford Nurseries
Life Begins Day Care
St Johns Ashington
St Johns Berwick
The Grange Rennington
If the Day Services Provider you require is not listed, please
complete a Day Care
Contract Request Form and send to contracts.
In House Services
Statement of Terms
Monitoring process
All older people care homes within Northumberland undergo a
review process each year. The process is called the Quality
Weighted Payment Scheme (QWPS), and as result homes are placed
within a banding structure. Band 1 being the highest result
possible and Band 4 being the lowest result.
Below is a table showing the bandings for each of the care homes
in Northumberland following the QWPS review
of 2011. If you have any further questions please contact the
Contracts Team on telephone number 01670 622437
Contact Adult Social Care and Contract Team
Telephone: 01670 536 400
Contract Team: 01670
622437
Email address: Socialcare@northumbria.nhs.uk
