The Better Care Fund (“BCF”) is a
programme spanning both the NHS and local government to improve the
lives of some of the most vulnerable people in our society, placing
them at the centre of their care and support, and providing them
with ‘wraparound’ fully integrated health and social
care, resulting in an improved experience and better quality of
life. The Improved Better Care Fund (“IBCF”) which
includes £452k carried forward from 18/19, Winter Pressures
and Disabled Facilities Grant are additional elements to the Better
Care Fund, which are paid as direct grants to Councils, but must be
pooled into the local BCF plan.
This ODR concerns the BCF, IBCF, Winter Pressures and Disabled
Facilities Grant pooled budgets between Doncaster Clinical
Commissioning Group (Doncaster CCG) and Doncaster Council for the
financial year 2019/20. The pooled budgets sit under Section 75 of
the NHS Act 2006 and the transfer of money from the CCG to the
Council comes as a grant under Section 256 of the same Act.
Approval is sought to formalise this fund transfer arrangement and
the related budget and governance arrangement of various schemes
via the signing of a Section 75 Agreement. The previous agreement
used for 2018/19 has been updated to reflect the addition of the
IBCF, Winter Pressures and Disabled Facilities Grant and the Better
Care Fund Plan.
See attached Officer Decision Record for full details.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/12/2020
Decision due: 3 Jan 2021 by Director of Adults, Health and Well-Being
Contact: Phil Holmes, Executive Director of Adults, Wellbeing and Culture Email: phil.holmes@doncaster.gov.uk.