Adult Social Care in Swindon

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Dear Swindon Borough Council,

Please can you answer the following questions regarding Adult Social Care in Swindon?

1. The current average number of weekly hours commissioned to private domiciliary care providers for Adult Social Care as of August 2017
2. The estimated Annual Spend commissioned for Adult Domiciliary Care through private domiciliary care providers (Based on 2016)
3. The type of agreements held with private domiciliary care providers commissioned to deliver Adult Social Care services such as frameworks, Spot Contracts, Block Contracts etc and their start/end dates
4. The lowest and highest (based on the standard daytime week day rate) charge rates per hour of domiciliary care charged to the local authority for Adult Social care commissioned through private domiciliary care providers
5. When you anticipate retendering for domiciliary care services for Adult Social Care
6. The names of the current Domiciliary Care Providers commissioned in your authority to deliver Adult Social Care
7. The contact Name, Email address and Contact number of the person responsible for commissioning domiciliary care services in your authority
8. Are commissioned providers required to use real-time electronic monitoring to provide data to the local authority and if so which system?
9. The number of service users currently receiving a direct payment within your local authority as well as the number of average hours per week.
10. Is the local authority working with health partners to commission health funded care?
11. The authorities’ current market positioning statement for Adult Social Care

Yours faithfully,

Jamie Wake

Customer Services, Swindon Borough Council

Thank you for your email which has been forwarded to FOI for response.

Kind regards

Customer Services
Swindon Borough Council
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Swindon SN1 2JG
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E-mail: [Swindon Borough Council request email]
Website: www.swindon.gov.uk

Ceri Stephens, Swindon Borough Council

Dear Mr Wake,

Ref 101003217765 - Freedom of Information Request

Thank you for your request for information, dated 29th September 2017 received in our office on 29th September 2017 (details below):

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Council has a duty to respond ‘promptly’ or no later than 20 working days, which in this case is 27th October 21017.

If you have any queries about this letter please contact me as detailed, quoting the above reference number.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Ceri Stephens
Performance Officer
Resources
Swindon Borough Council
Tel: 01793 466220
e-mail: [email address]

Ceri Stephens, Swindon Borough Council

Dear Mr Wake,

Ref: 101003217765 - Freedom of Information Request

Thank you for your e-mail dated 29th September 2017 received in our office on 29th September 2017, (details below).

I enclose for your attention, the following information.

1. The current average number of weekly hours commissioned to private domiciliary care providers for Adult Social Care as of August 2017 Answer: 17790.
2. The estimated Annual Spend commissioned for Adult Domiciliary Care through private domiciliary care providers (Based on 2016) Answer: £11,193,000.
3. The type of agreements held with private domiciliary care providers commissioned to deliver Adult Social Care services such as frameworks, Spot Contracts, Block Contracts etc and their start/end dates. Answer: Domiciliary Care providers are predominantly on a Framework agreement with some spot purchasing when the framework cannot meet needs. There are block contracts for a short term Bridging Service (home from hospital) and Rapid Response.
4. The lowest and highest (based on the standard daytime week day rate) charge rates per hour of domiciliary care charged to the local authority for Adult Social care commissioned through private domiciliary care providers Answer: Rates are now fixed at £17.40 per hour.
5. When you anticipate retendering for domiciliary care services for Adult Social Care. Answer: This is currently out to tender for a ‘Master Vendor ‘contract.
6. The names of the current Domiciliary Care Providers commissioned in your authority to deliver Adult Social Care Answer: see below Abicare Services Ltd Allied Healthcare Angels Care At Home Ltd Care 1st Ltd Care on Call (UK) Limited Celtic Care Services Ltd (Swindon) Cotswold Care Unlimited Crystal Caring First City Nursing Services Ltd Swindon Southwest Homecare Solutions Limited HBBA Care Ltd Home Angels Right at Home (Swindon) Home Instead Senior Care Swindon & Vale of White Horse Mears Homecare Limited (Swindon) Network Healthcare Professionals Limited - Swindon (DCA) Nissi Care Solutions Nurse Plus and Carer Plus (UK) Limited - Swindon Prestige Nursing Swindon Bluebird Care (Swindon) Raeburn Care Carewatch (Swindon) Ttop Enterprise Penponds Homecare.
7. The contact Name, Email address and Contact number of the person responsible for commissioning domiciliary care services in your authority Answer: Joy Kennard, Head of Commissioning, Adults, [email address], Tel. 01793 463169.
8. Are commissioned providers required to use real-time electronic monitoring to provide data to the local authority and if so which system? Answer: No.
9. The number of service users currently receiving a direct payment within your local authority as well as the number of average hours per week. The number of service users currently receiving a direct payment = 446 The number of average hours per week = 14.98 hours.
10. Is the local authority working with health partners to commission health funded care? Answer: Yes.
11. The authorities’ current market positioning statement for Adult Social Care Answer: Answer: the draft is published on our Better care Fund website http://www.swindonjsna.co.uk/strategy/Be...

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Mr Ceri Stephens
Performance Officer
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Swindon Borough Council
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