Social care case management, joint funding agreements and deferred CHC Assessment Information

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Dear Enfield Council,

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act regarding social care case management, joint funding agreements and deferred CHC Assessments.
Please can you fill out the below questions relating to the social care case management system and joint funding agreements used at your organisation for both Adult and Children's Social Care if relevant

Social Care Systems and Service Providers-

1. Does your local authority use social care case management system(s)? If so, please list the name of the supplier(s).
2. What is the contract start date for your Social care management supplier? (dd/mm/yy)
3. What is the contract end date for your Social care management supplier? (dd/mm/yy)
4. What was the annual cost of your social care management supplier(s) for the financial year 19/20 (April 2019 - March 2020)?
5. Does your organisation use any other third-party systems or service providers to support your organisation with social care management or care assessments? If yes, please fill out the below information for all third-party systems used-

The type of system/ service-
Contract Start Date (dd/mm/yy)-
Contract End Date (dd/mm/yy)-
Annual Cost for 19/20-

Joint Funded Agreements-

6. Does the social care team at the local authority have an agreement in place for funding joint packages of care including Section 117 Aftercare?
7. If Yes, please state which agreement below is in place for funding joint packages of care including Section 117 aftercare, as seen below-
A) A 50:50 share of costs for all cases
B) A different share of costs e.g., 40:60, 30:70 (please state the share used)
C) A share of costs calculated on a case-by-case level using an algorithm
D) Other (please state)
8. How many people were covered by joint funded packages of care as of 1st March 2021?
9. What was the annual cost to the local authority for joint funded packages of care for the financial year 19/20 (April 2019-March 2020)?

Deferred CHC Assessments-

Due to the suspension of the continuing healthcare (CHC) processes in March 2020, CCGs and LAs had a backlog of deferred assessments for people who would have normally been assessed for CHC.

10. How many deferred Care Act Assessments for CHC cases did the local authority have in its backlog as of the 1st September 2020?
11. How many deferred Care Act Assessments for CHC cases did the local authority have left to complete on the 1st March 2021?

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Yours faithfully,
James Allen

complaintsandinformation, Enfield Council

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Dear Mr Allen

 

Thank you for making a request for information to the London Borough of
Enfield. I apologise for the delay in acknowledging your request

                                

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we can release it under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

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Kind regards

 

Theresa Willard

Complaints and Information Coordinator

Complaints and Information Team

Chief Executive Department

Enfield Council

Silver Street

Enfield

EN1 3XY

 

Email: [3][email address]

 

‘Enfield Council is committed to serving the whole borough fairly,
delivering excellent services and building strong communities.’

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complaintsandinformation, Enfield Council

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Dear Mr Allen

 

Thank you for your email dated 22 March 2021 where you requested
information about social care systems and service providers.

 

I can confirm that the London Borough of Enfield holds this information.

 

Request and Response

Social Care Systems and Service Providers-

 

1.   Does your local authority use social care case management system(s)?
If so, please list the name of the supplier(s). - OLM

2.   What is the contract start date for your Social care management
supplier? (dd/mm/yy) - I can confirm that the Council holds this
information. The information is exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA), because the information is accessible to you, as
it is already in the public domain. Please see the link below to the
London Tenders portal

[1]https://www.londontenders.org/

 

3.   What is the contract end date for your Social care management
supplier? (dd/mm/yy) - I can confirm that the Council holds this
information. The information is exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA), because the information is accessible to you, as
it is already in the public domain. Please see the link below to the
London Tenders portal

[2]https://www.londontenders.org/

 

4.   What was the annual cost of your social care management supplier(s)
for the financial year 19/20 (April 2019 - March 2020)?

I can confirm that the Council holds this information. The information is
exempt under Section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), because
the information is accessible to you, as it is already in the public
domain. Please see the link below to the London Tenders portal

[3]https://www.londontenders.org/

 

5. Does your organisation use any other third-party systems or service
providers to support your organisation with social care management or care
assessments?  If yes, please fill out the below information for  all
third-party systems used- No

The type of system/ service- N/A

Contract Start Date (dd/mm/yy)- N/A

Contract End Date (dd/mm/yy)- N/A

Annual Cost for 19/20- N/A

 

Joint Funded Agreements-

 

6. Does the social care team at the local authority have an agreement in
place for funding joint packages of care including Section 117 Aftercare?
- Yes, dependent on individual circumstances and assessment

7. If Yes, please state which agreement below is in place for funding
joint packages of care including Section 117 aftercare, as seen below-

A) A 50:50 share of costs for all cases – see question 6

B) A different share of costs e.g., 40:60, 30:70 (please state the share
used) – see question 6

C) A share of costs calculated on a case-by-case level using an algorithm
– see question 6

D) Other (please state) – see question 6

8. How many people were covered by joint funded packages of care as of 1st
March 2021?  - 60

9. What was the annual cost to the local authority for joint funded
packages of care for the financial year 19/20 (April 2019-March 2020)? -
£1.3m

Deferred CHC Assessments-

 

Due to the suspension of the continuing healthcare (CHC) processes in
March 2020, CCGs and LAs had a backlog of deferred assessments for people
who would have normally been assessed for CHC.

 

10. How many deferred Care Act Assessments for CHC cases did the local
authority have in its backlog as of the 1st September 2020? - 521

11. How many deferred Care Act Assessments for CHC cases - 55

 

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your
original letter and should be addressed to:

 

Complaints and Access to Information Team Email

[4][Enfield Council request email]

 

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9
5AF

 

PLEASE NOTE: As most staff are working from home, please email all
correspondence to us at [5][Enfield Council request email], rather
than posting  it, as there is likely to be delay in responding to
correspondence arriving by post

 

Kind regards

 

Theresa Willard

Complaints and Information Coordinator

Complaints and Information Team

Chief Executive Department

Enfield Council

Silver Street

Enfield

EN1 3XY

 

Email: [6][email address]

 

‘Enfield Council is committed to serving the whole borough fairly,
delivering excellent services and building strong communities.’

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David Hanson left an annotation ()

Hi,

I think you should request an internal review. I followed the link provided and it doesn't answer any of the questions you posed - it's just a generic link to a website.