Issue details

Covid-19 Council response

 

 

On 1st March 2022 the Department for Health & Social Care (DHSC) published details of the ADULT SOCIAL CARE OMICRON SUPPORT FUND.  This was the final specific ASC Covid funding stream.

 

Surrey County Council (SCC) has received £1m of Omicron Support Fund monies.  Funding was provided so that “Local authorities have discretion to use the funding as needed locally, to support the adult social care sector, including relevant local authority staff, in its COVID-19 response, and in particular increased challenges posed by the Omicron variant”.

 

The funding was unringfenced and did not have to be spent within a set period.  When the funding was received, the Council was paying out the final allocations of the Infection Control and Testing Fund 3 and Recruitment & Retention Fund round 2 funding streams to ASC providers.  It was agreed therefore that Omicron Support Fund monies would be retained on the balance sheet so they could be utilised to support ASC providers in the early part of the 2022/23 financial year.

 

As with all previous Covid grant funding streams, the Council consulted with the Surrey Care Association to seek views on the best way to dispense the limited grant funds across Surrey’s broad ASC provider base.  Following this consultation the Adults Leadership Team determined that given this funding stream is unringfenced it would be most appropriate to invite all ASC providers to bid for funds against a set of criteria.  Providers were invited to submit applications for a funding allocation towards:

•The cost of staff sickness in April 2022.

•Hardship payments to pass onto staff members who have suffered loss of earnings due to sickness and/or the need to self-isolate.

•The cost of facilitating safe visiting in April 2022, with the option to submit a claim for the period May-June 2022 as well if funds could accommodate.

•Other cost pressures caused by the pandemic in April 2022, with the option to submit a claim for the period May-June 2022 as well if funds could accommodate.

 

Due to the limited value of grant funds, a decision was taken to prioritise funding for providers who provide services to residents whose care is funded by the Council.  This was made clear on the application form.

 

An online form was prepared to gather applications and this form was sent to providers on 20th May 2022 inviting them to apply with a deadline of 10th June 2022.

 

Applications were received from 165 providers, totalling £3.1m.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Affects more than 1 division;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/04/2020

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
This paper is being presented under the General Exception Standing Order as it has not been possible to give 28 days’ notice of decisions to be taken.

Decision due: 31 Mar 2020 by Cabinet

Decision due: 31 Mar 2020 by Cabinet

Decision due: 14 Apr 2020 by Interim Executive Director for Customers and Communities

Decision due: 15 Apr 2020 by Executive Director Environment, Infrastructure and Growth

Decision due: 23 Apr 2020 by Executive Director Adult Social Care

Decision due: 30 Apr 2020 by Executive Director Adult Social Care

Decision due: 5 May 2020 by Executive Director Children, Families Lifelong Learning and Culture

Decision due: 5 May 2020 by Interim Executive Director for Customers and Communities

Decision due: 7 May 2020 by Executive Director Adult Social Care

Decision due: 18 May 2020 by Executive Director Children, Families Lifelong Learning and Culture

Decision due: 20 May 2020 by Interim Executive Director for Customers and Communities

Decision due: 27 May 2020 by Interim Executive Director for Customers and Communities

Decision due: 2 Jun 2020 by Interim Executive Director for Customers and Communities

Decision due: 3 Jun 2020 by Executive Director Environment, Infrastructure and Growth

Decision due: 9 Jun 2020 by Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director for Resources

Decision due: 9 Jun 2020 by Interim Executive Director for Customers and Communities

Decision due: 17 Jun 2020 by Interim Executive Director for Customers and Communities

Decision due: 1 Mar 2021 by Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director for Resources, Cabinet Member for Education and Learning Decisions, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Families, Cabinet Member for Resources & Corporate Support, Executive Director Children, Families Lifelong Learning and Culture

Decision due: 29 Mar 2021 by Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director for Resources, Cabinet Member for Children, Young People & Families, Cabinet Member for Resources & Corporate Support, Executive Director Children, Families Lifelong Learning and Culture

Decision due: 15 May 2021 by Director- Community Protection and Emergencies

Decision due: 2 Jul 2021 by Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director for Resources, Cabinet Member for Education and Learning, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources, Executive Director Children, Families Lifelong Learning and Culture

Decision due: 20 Jul 2021 by Executive Director Adult Social Care, Cabinet Member for Adults and Health, Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director for Resources

Decision due: 26 Jul 2021 by Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director for Resources, Cabinet Member for Health, Director of Public Health

Decision due: 26 Aug 2021 by Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director for Resources, Cabinet Member for Adults and Health, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources

Decision due: 13 Oct 2021 by Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director for Resources, Cabinet Member for Education and Learning, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources, Executive Director Children, Families Lifelong Learning and Culture

Decision due: 25 Oct 2021 by Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director for Resources, Executive Director Children, Families Lifelong Learning and Culture, Interim Executive Director for Customers and Communities, Cabinet Member for Education and Learning, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources

Decision due: 13 Jul 2022 by Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director for Resources, Cabinet Member for Adults and Health, Joint Executive Director Adult Social Care & Integrated Commissioning

Lead member: Leader of the Council Mr Mel Few mel.few@surreycc.gov.uk, Sinead Mooney, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care sinead.mooney@surreycc.gov.uk Cabinet Member for Adults Social Care, Public Health and Domestic Abuse Cabinet Member for Communities Cabinet Member for Highways

Lead director:

Contact: Michael Coughlin, Executive Director - Partnerships, Prosperity and Growth Email: michael.coughlin@surreycc.gov.uk Tel: 01932 795526.

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