FOI Ref: 0030FOI2021

10^th July 2020 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Request for Information

We are pleased to respond to your request for information and our response is set out below:

Request

Please can you provide Sheffield CCG's policy, decision making process and clinical criteria regarding the provision of nursing services in a patient's home including reference to when care should be provided by personal assistants or carers instead.

Response

Please see link below CCG Commissioning of Care Principles Policy.  Please note that this policy is due for review and update.

https://www.sheffieldccg.nhs.uk/Downloads/CHC%20documents/PDF%20Documents%2024th%20April/NHSSheffieldCHCPolicyontheCommissioningofCareProvisionv30final.pdf

It should also be noted that as per NHS England guidance all home care packages from April 2019 have a Personal Health budget as the default offer.  The PHB’s can be delivered by the following methods:

“People can have a personal health budget in one or any combination of the following three ways:

• A notional budget: where the commissioner (for example the CCG) holds the budget and utilises it to secure services based on the outcome of discussions with the person, their representative, or, in the case of children, their families or carers
• A third-party budget: where an organisation independent of the person and the NHS commissioner manages the budget on the person’s behalf and arranges support by purchasing services in line with the agreed care plan
• A direct payment: where money is transferred to the person, their representative or nominee, or, in the case of children, their families or carers, who contracts for the necessary services.”

Extract from NHS England Personal Health England website