Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council

Local Plan
the Council and County to work together to explore additional housing options for
people with learning disabilities including supported living and increased nominations to
suitable vacancies within the housing stock.
7.45 Given the emphasis on elderly and vulnerable people being cared for in their homes/in
the community where possible, it is considered that the location policies in the core
strategy are particularly relevant. Specifically, location policy 1 (LP01) is clear that new
development will be focussed in the Borough’s Urban Areas, with the exception of the
new development at the former DERA site. The Council’s proposal to concentrate
development in the Urban Area; in the Borough’s most sustainable locations, close to
existing facilities is considered to help achieve Government’s vision that elderly, and
disabled people will be able to live independently and in their communities wherever
possible.
7.46 Within the Borough however, there are residents living in more isolated locations. In
such cases, strategic policy 9 (SP09) is considered to be particularly relevant as it
seeks to improve accessibility by sustainable modes of transport ‘to town centres, local
centres, and facilities needed on an everyday basis’.
Future provision
7.47 The Government wishes to see a strategic shift to investment in community
preventative services. This may place significant pressure on social care systems as
more people are supported in their local community.
7.48 NHS Surrey and Surrey County Council (SCC) are leading the planned approach for
spend against the Department of Health (DH) investment for Partnership Grant in
2012/13. Based on local need, it has been agreed that the priority for this funding is to
develop a whole system, integrated re-ablement and recovery service centred on
promoting, recovering and maintaining levels of independence and self-care wherever
possible. The principle adopted in the plan is to develop permanent service
arrangements on the basis that the measures are likely to prove advantageous from an
‘invest to save’ point of view. Each element of this funding has been linked to delivery
of the One Plan (QIPP) Programmes; Acute Care, Long Term Conditions, End of Life
Care, Mental Health (dementia) and Digital Vision. As such, delivery will be monitored
through the One Plan governance structure, led by the NHS Surrey Acute Care and
LTC Lead and the Surrey County Council Associate Director of Adult Social Care (note:
reablement means preparing people to live independently at home again, after a period
of hospitalisation or crisis).
7.49 This integrated service will:
• Contain service and support elements which actively promote independence
• Ensure managers understand their budgets (pay & non-pay); provide
opportunities for re-ablement to support those in the community with long
term health conditions to remain independent for as long as possible.
• Develop key competencies and skills with Health and Social care staff to
deliver such services.
7.50 Measures will include:
• A range of preventative services designed to prevent or delay admission to
hospital
• Services which provide the opportunity to maximise recovery and reablement
for those discharged from hospital and in the community
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Runnymede IDP DRAFT – February 2013