Decision Maker: Director for Adult Social Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Approve the implementation of Contract
Standing Order 10.02.1a and extend the contract with Whittington
health for a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) for a period of 7 months
backdated from 1 September 2017 to 31 March 2018 at a cost of
£85,428 with a total contract value of
£223,258
The multi-disciplinary team, composed of a
part time team manager, physiotherapist, occupational therapist,
rehab assistant, part time pharmacist and social worker,
support Haringey's bed based intermediate care and recent reviews
of Haringey's intermediate care services show that the MDT are
critical to the effectiveness of the service. The team manager and
social worker are provided under separate arrangements.
The initial delegated authority covered the team from August 2016
to August 2017 as part of the wider intermediate care pilot. This
extension until March is to allow time to determine the long term
future of the MDT, including operational and line management
arrangements of the team to strengthen accountability and
governance, which is being considered following the findings of the
Haringey and Islington bed audit.
Do nothing - this would result in no support
to the bed based provision and result in bed blocking and limit the
effectiveness of the service. Recent reviews have demonstrated that
the MDT is key to the effectiveness of the service.
Publication date: 09/02/2018
Date of decision: 31/01/2018