Our commissioning intentions

Throughout 2023, we will review our day services provision for older people, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a mental health condition; and co-design a new vision and future model with people who use day services, their families and providers.
We intend to tender for any day service delivery opportunities in 2024.
In 2023 we will co-produce a new specification for community mental health services with people who use services, their families and providers.
We intend to tender for any community mental health service delivery opportunities in 2024.
In 2023 we will commission 5-10 learning disability and autism respite beds for people with the highest needs and for emergencies.
Throughout 2023, we will review our respite model and co-design a new vision and future model with people who use respite services, their families and providers.
We will tender for any new respite service opportunities in 2024.
We will continue to commission new supported living capacity which meets the needs of people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health, in particular accommodation which will suit them as they age and accommodation which offers people their own front door.
We intend to develop the market for specialist one bed supported living units to support with high level mental health need close to Chester or Ellesmere Port in the West and Northwich in the East.
We intend to develop the market for accommodation with reablement and floating support for 16-18 year olds with mental health support needs.
We intend to work with housing organisations, providers and developers to produce a supported living vision and development strategy for supporting people with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs in the right accommodation.
We intend to provide capital investment to kickstart the development of new supported living accommodation which meets the changing requirements of the people who will live there.
We intend to nurture growth in more suitable high need specialist mental health bed capacity.

Market Position Statement 2023 - 2033

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