To advise IJB members that an opportunity has arisen to purchase accommodation within which to deliver an enhanced community living service for adults with a learning disability. This opportunity has arisen due to the allocation of GCHSCP’s share of national Community Living Change Funds.
GCHSCP proposes to purchase and refurbish NHS vacant accommodation at Waterloo Close, Kirkintilloch which previously accommodated patients with a learning disability. We are also in negotiation with NHSGGC on the potential to purchase a second building, again to provide an enhanced community living service for adults with a learning disability.
GCHSCP will develop a specification for the enhanced community living service and, through a tendering process, secure the services for an adult social care provider(s) to deliver that service, from the aforementioned accommodation, for adults with a learning disability.
The aforementioned proposal represents a change to the commissioning of a specialist care home for this client group, previously recommended to IJB members. Accordingly, GCHSCP proposes to cease work on that model of care and withdraw the intention to tender for that service.