The service aims are the delivery of bespoke packages of continuing care for those children and young people under the age of 18 who have continuing care needs that cannot be met by existing universal and specialist services alone.
The service aims are the delivery of bespoke packages of continuing care for those children and young people under the age of 18 who have continuing care needs that cannot be met by existing universal and specialist services alone.
Care package delivery
The service is required upon request to indicate their ability to deliver an identified care package by responding to the published “Care Package Request”. The service will contact the service user within 2 working days of the notification of the care package being awarded. The service shall implement the care package within the agreed time frame outlined in the care package request/agreement.
The commissioner reserves the right to reduce the time frame for responses from providers in accordance with the need for delivery. This will be identified on the care package request.
The service shall make available to the child, young person and parents/guardians an up to date statement of purpose setting out the aims, objectives, and philosophy of care and parameters of the service provided.
The service shall provide a service users guide to parents/guardians of the service user, which comply with the national minimum standards with regard to language, content, availability. The guide shall be dated, reviewed annually and updated as necessary.
The service shall ensure that there is a signed individual care agreement between them and the service user/parent/carer.
The service shall provide rotas on a monthly basis, as a minimum 2 weeks in advance.
Pan Essex AQP Children and young People’s Continuing Care (CYPCC) Framework since 2012. Pan Essex Children and Young People’s Continuing Care covering — 7 Clinical Commissioning Groups — Working across 3 sustainability and transformation partnerships — working with 3 local authorities — DOH (2016) National Framework for children and young people’s continuing care.
Contract duration 3 years with the provision to extend for a further 24 months.