Issue - meetings

Report ED15039

The Committee considered a report outlining proposed future commissioning arrangements for Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy for children and young people in the Borough.

Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy for children and young people was currently commissioned from Bromley Healthcare CIC through two separate contracts with the Local Authority and Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group.  Under the Children and Families Act 2014, the Local Authority and Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group were required to develop robust joint commissioning arrangements where services were provided to the same cohort of children and young people to support a more consistent and collaborating approach to service delivery.  It was proposed that the funding for commissioning of Speech and Language and Occupational Therapy provision historically commissioned by the Local Authority be included in the current Section 75 agreement with Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group and for the Local Authority to pass lead commission responsibility to Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group.

In considering the future commissioning arrangements for Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy for children and young people in the Borough, a Member underlined the value of training teaching staff in the provision of speech and language support and requested that this be included in any future commissioning of Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy.

RESOLVED that:

1)  Members’ comments on the report be noted; and,

2)  The Council’s Executive be recommended to agree that the funding for commissioning of Speech and Language and Occupational Therapy provision historically commissioned by the Local Authority be included in the current Section 75 agreement with Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group and for the Local Authority to pass lead commission responsibility to Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group.