18 November 2022
our questions
- please can I ask for the following adult social care data for the periods 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 and for any months in 2022/2023 where the data has been collected:P
- please can I also ask for a copy of the internal council's processes and guidance for social care professionals employed by the council who attend multi disciplinary meetings with the NHS to assess people for NHS continuing healthcare.
Our response
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
2022/23 |
|
1) the number of people in nursing homes for whom the council is paying all or part of their care |
294 |
315 |
312 |
2) the cost of this nursing care |
16,327 |
21,836 |
15,752 |
(The cost provided is in £m and is the total spend on nursing care for that year (actuals in 20/21 and 21/22, forecast spend at July 2022 for 22/23)
- workers follow National framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care (DHSC) and Care Act guidance.