Issue - decisions

The Leader AGREED not to charge clients who have been provided with new, additional or changes to their long term care packages during the emergency Covid period.

Although there has been no specific guidance on when the emergency will end, the expectation is for it to last at least 12 weeks in line with guidance on shielding vulnerable members of the public. Current modelling assumes the emergency will be ongoing until 30th June 2020. NHS England has agreed to meet the cost of those affected from the £1.3b NHS fund during the period in supporting the enhanced discharge process, meaning Buckinghamshire Council will not be financially impacted during that time.

The Leader/Cabinet Member is asked to agree not to charge clients who have been provided with new, additional or changes to their long term care packages during the emergency Covid period. Although there has been no specific guidance on when the emergency will end, the expectation is for it to last at least 12 weeks in line with guidance on shielding vulnerable members of the public. Current modelling assumes the emergency will be ongoing until 30^th June 2020. NHS England has agreed to meet the cost of those affected from the £1.3b NHS fund during the period in supporting the enhanced discharge process, meaning Buckinghamshire Council will not be financially impacted during that time.