Decision Maker: Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: July 10, 2025

Purpose: In 2009, a section 33 (of the National Health Services (Wales) Act 2006) agreement was formally entered into with Cardiff & Vale University Health Board and the Vale of Glamorgan Council. The agreement allows the integrated commissioning of services through a pooled budget arrangement in the delivery of medical aid equipment to support independence, support informal and formal care, avoid hospital admission and to support discharge, for the forementioned partners.   Cardiff Council is the named lead organisation, delivering the service on behalf of the partners. The current agreement has been in place since 2009 and the service continues to operate under the terms of the original agreement but the initial term has expired and therefore the agreement needs to be reviewed and re-signed by the partners.   Approval is therefore sought to proceed with the updated Cardiff and Vale Joint Equipment Service (JES) Section 33 Agreement between Cardiff County Council, Vale of Glamorgan Council and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.  

Content: RESOLVED: that   1.     the continued partnership arrangements for the delivery of the Joint Equipment Service be agreed.   2.     authority be delegated to the Director, Adults, Housing and Communities, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Services and Public Health & Equality, to approve the updated partnership agreement for the Joint Equipment Service and to carry out periodical reviews and approve any future operational changes to the agreement.