The Department of
Health today confirmed continued financial support for four local
authority social care PFI projects in England.
The projects to receive PFI credits are based in Leeds, Hull,
Sandwell and Hammersmith. They will all provide community social
care and health facilities for vulnerable people.
The successful projects include a centre offering general,
respite and dementia care for older people and those with learning
or mental disabilities, along with a leisure centre giving
priority to disabled adults.
Care Services Minister, Paul Burstow said:
"I'm pleased to be able to confirm funding for
these four projects which all promise a fantastic boost to their
local communities.
"These ambitious schemes include plans to build bridges
between health and social care. This is key to developing services
that fit around peoples lives and deliver personalised care and
support."
Notes to Editors
For further information, please contact the Department of Health
press office on 020 7210 5221.
Hammersmith:
The local authority proposes, in conjunction with the PCT, to
develop a Collaborative Care Centre in the White City area. The
new centre will house integrated services for learning disability,
physical disability and a community mental health team, alongside
up to 15 GPs and a range of primary care services.
Hull :
Three Extra Care sites, providing a mixture of general, respite
and dementia care, combined with a primarily residential
development of seven centres for elderly people (including
dementia care), and people with learning or other mental
disability, totalling about 200 beds. It will include communal
health facilities including treatment rooms that can be used by
visiting healthcare professionals to support the care of those
with long-term conditions; for District Nurses to use as a base
for changing sterile dressings, administering flu jabs etc,
chiropody, opticians, as well as a GP satellite surgery. It will
also include facilities to support telehealth/telecare.
Leeds ( Holt Park ):
An Adult Social Care Community WellBeing Centre, part of a larger
development at Holt Park which includes a new school and which has
planned Extra Care accommodation for elderly people. It includes
sports facilities as well as social care services.
Sandwell:
A sports/leisure centre where priority will be given to disabled
adults receiving social care services.
These four building projects were among 17 that the Department of
Health reviewed in late 2010.
Contacts:
Department of Health
Phone: 020 7210 5221
NDS.DH@coi.gsi.gov.uk