Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council
Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council
Infrastructure Delivery Plan (Feb 2013) - Runnymede Borough Council
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• Services which enhance the management of people with long term health<br />
conditions within the community with a view to reducing or delaying hospital<br />
admissions, as well as supporting their carers 33<br />
• In <strong>Runnymede</strong> specifically, the JSNA 2011/2012 adult social care<br />
commissioning profile for <strong>Runnymede</strong> states that the areas for development<br />
are:<br />
• to increase the numbers of people who can be supported in the community<br />
through the use of assistive technology<br />
• to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions, and once fit for discharge, to<br />
ensure there is excellent support in the community to enable people to return<br />
home speedily, confidently, and to maximise independence<br />
• to ensure that domiciliary care services, residential and nursing care services<br />
focus on re-ablement and maintaining independence<br />
• to continue to commission local preventative support services that allow<br />
people to remain living in their own homes for as long as possible<br />
• to commission care services that can respond quickly, that can be contacted<br />
from 8am-8pm and at weekends, to respond to need, which avoid<br />
unnecessary delay in service delivery<br />
• deregistration of residential services to supported living for people with<br />
learning disabilities.<br />
7.51 In addition, the Adult Social Care Commissioning Strategy for older people in Surrey<br />
(2011 – 2020) aims to enhance the development of telecare and telehealth services.<br />
Telecare is one of the fundamental planks of supporting older people with dementia to<br />
live safely in their own home.<br />
7.52 The Adult Social Care Commissioning Strategy for older people in Surrey 2011 – 2020<br />
reported that in 2010/11, a 9.7% reduction in residential and nursing home care<br />
placement activity was seen. It is considered that this reduction correlates with the shift<br />
in resources away from residential care into community and reablement opportunities.<br />
Given the Government’s commitment to investing in community preventative services,<br />
this trend is expected to continue.<br />
7.53 Within <strong>Runnymede</strong>, there are two extant planning approvals which are considered to<br />
be worthy of mention. The first is the redevelopment of Queen Elizabeth House in<br />
Englefield Green which will provide a 65 bedroom nursing and care home. The second<br />
approval relates to the former Brunel University, <strong>Runnymede</strong> campus site which will<br />
provide 59 units of extra care accommodation.<br />
7.54 In addition, residents at the independent retirement living scheme at Beomonds, Heriot<br />
Road, Chertsey are currently being decanted to allow for the refurbishment of the main<br />
building. The 31 units within the main building will be reduced to 17 or 18 units of<br />
improved accommodation. The works are set to commence in March <strong>2013</strong> and take<br />
approximately 12 months to complete before the building can be re opened. Talks are<br />
currently underway between Surrey County <strong>Council</strong> and <strong>Runnymede</strong> <strong>Borough</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
to explore the possibility of providing extra care facilities at the refurbished Beomonds<br />
and at Floral House in Chertsey. The idea is that Floral House would house the care<br />
team required to provide the extra care and Beomonds would be a ‘satellite’ facility<br />
which would also benefit from the extra care packages offered.<br />
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NHS Surrey One <strong>Plan</strong>, March 2012<br />
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