Information about our arrangements for meeting care and support needs
From October to 21 December 2018, the Council invited comments on a number of proposals that it was considering which would increase its income from charges for care and support services for adults. The Council adopted a revised policy on charges at its budget meeting on 20 February 2019, which included some changes to the consultation proposals to take account of points raised durign the consultation. The information published during the consultation is available below. The report which the Council considered is available as agenda item 3 on the Council Agenda; it includes an appendix reporting in detail on the consultation responses we received. The Council's decisions are recorded in the minutes, which are available in the agenda for the following meeting, as item 2.1. As a result of an amendment to the proposals in the report to the Council, the change to the standard allowance for disability-related expenditure for people receiving the highest rates of disability benefits is to be phased over two years.
Our carers’ guide and strategy Northumberland family and friends carers' guide (currently under review) explains the types of help and support you need as a carer and how to access it. It also explains in detail how a needs assessment can help you and makes suggestions about how to prepare for it.
Carers’ wellbeing checklist Northumberland carers’ health and wellbeing checklist aims to help you think about your own health, how your role affects your life and to consider things you can change. The purpose of the wellbeing check is to help you access health interventions and to continue caring safely, without your own health suffering.
Carers Northumberland Carers Northumberland is a support service for carers in Northumberland. It works in partnership with other agencies to offer a one-stop information service to carers, support groups, short break opportunities and events.
Market Position Statements (and the relationships which support them) help influence the choice and quality of services on offer – and ensure that their supply has the capacity to meet demand and respond sustainably to anticipated changes. They also help deliver the local authority duty to shape the market in adult care and support introduced by the Care Act 2014. Market Position Statement 2019 This is the council's Market Position Statement for 2019 which provides information on the current care market in Northumberland along with current demand and predicted future demand.
The primary function of the beds will be to provide intermediate care, i.e. on-going community based rehab for patients who no longer need to be in hospital but require on-going, focused rehabilitation (physio and OT) before returning home.
This is a temporary measure to support the NHS system during the winter period and will operate initially from Sunday 1 November to Thursday 31 December 2020.
Please contact Leanne Stewart (Leanne.Stewart@Northumberland.gov.uk) for a tender application pack.
Due to the urgency of this requirement, the closing date for responses is 5pm Wednesday 21st October 2020.
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