June consultation on proposed closure of 3 dementia care homes in Sheffield

Updated 19 July

Earlier this year the Council announced the proposed closure of three more dementia care units, Norbury resource centre in Norwood, Hurlfield View in Gleadless Common and Bolehill View resource centre in Crookes. The homes are managed by Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of the council, which aims to save £385,000 from the closures.  Again this is based on buildings and costs.  However other options included reducing management costs and cutting paid time off for trade union duties

The Council's Scrutiny Committee was critical of some of the ways in which the proposals for closure of the two intermediate care resource centres had been handled - including a failure to discuss alternative options fully with staff. They also criticised the failure of NHS Sheffield after four years to identify a site for a proposed 80 bed intermediate care centre and requested an update in 6 months.

Possible as a result of this the decided to defer the formal consultation of closure of these 3 units and open a more general consultation on dementia services - from which further proposals for reconfiguration (including possible closures) will emerge.  See https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/caresupport/policy/dementia-support.html.
SSONHS will be making a response - all ideas and contributions welcome - post a comment here or email team@sheffieldsaveournhs.co.uk . 

There have been petitions going round for these homes as well but it is not clear which one is official.  There is one set up by the Lib Dems but the Lib Dems are going heavily for the reduction in trade union facilities as the main cost saver. http://www.sheffieldlibdems.org.uk/2012/03/28/fight-continues-for-dementia-homes-despite-budget-vote/   Perhaps Unison or GMB will get encouragement from the Intermediate Care success to pull this together.