Agenda item

Report of the Acting Director of Children and Adults Services

The Acting Director of Children and Adults Services submitted a report (previously circulated) to update Members on the Community Equipment Service available to residents, and provide information as to how the service worked and plans for future re-procurement.

The submitted report stated that the contract for the provision of Community Equipment had been held by Medequip since 2015, following a procurement exercise carried out in 2014 by North East Commissioning Services (NECS), and that during the term of the contract a number of developments had taken place to improve service delivery to residents. The submitted report advised that the current contract was now coming to an end, and that plans were underway to re procure the contract.

Members were pleased to learn of an amnesty on equipment distributed, which has led to the reuse and recycling of equipment.  Members were also pleased to hear that a review of buffer stores had taken place; that a Clinical Advisor had been appointed to advise on specialist equipment; and that an Equipment Review Group had been established to ensure that stock held was as cost effective as possible.

RESOLVED – (a) That the development of the Community Equipment Service during the contract term be noted.

(b) That the plans for re procurement be noted.