Decision details

Urgent and Emergency Care Support Fund for local authorities - grant application for up to £1.7m funding

Decision Maker: Executive Member for Health & Adult Services

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Seeking permission from the Executive Member following consultation with the Corporate Director Health and Adult Services and the Corporate Director Resources to submit a bid for a grant from the Department of Health and Social Care for funding under the Urgent and Emergency Care Support Fund for Local Authorities. The Council have been asked to submit proposals on how they would use the funding to strengthen the resilience of urgent and emergency care services this winter.

Decision:

To authorise the submission of an application for grant funding of up to £1.7m in respect of the Urgent and Emergency Care support fund for local authorities



Reasons for the decision:

The Council has received notification from DHSC that it was being asked to bid for funding known as the Urgent and Emergency Care Support Fund for Local Authorities (UECSFLA).

North Yorkshire was chosen as it is defined as one of those local authorities in areas with the greatest health and care challenges and it was asked to submit proposals to say how the Council would use this funding to strengthen the resilience of urgent and emergency care services this winter.

The decision enables the Council to bid for up to £1.7m which can be used in partnership with the ICB to support winter pressures.

Alternative options considered:

Not applicable

Publication date: 02/10/2023

Date of decision: 29/09/2023

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