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WQ.467/2020
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 30th NOVEMBER 2020
Question
"Will the Minister advise when she expects to agree contracts for the delivery of the Jersey Care Model with G.P. representatives; and will she provide a detailed breakdown of the services to be delivered with the £6.6 million of additional investment required to fund the Jersey Care Model in 2021, especially for those vulnerable patient groups as identified in P.125/2019?"
Answer
As Minister for Social Security, I am currently responsible for discussions with GP representatives regarding a scheme which will improve access to GP services by reducing financial barriers for people with a low income. Discussions are on-going and progress is being made. This work will offer insight to the programmed implementation of the Jersey Care Model as new models of care and funding mechanisms are developed in the coming years. However, I am not involved in negotiations with GP representatives in respect of the delivery of the Jersey Care Model itself.
The £6.6 million of additional investment identified in the 2021 Government Plan falls under the responsibility of the Health and Social Services Minister.
The additional funding to support access to general practice for low income patients as proposed in the 2020 Government Plan, and re-iterated in the Assembly decision in respect of P.125/2019, does not form part of the £6.6 million identified in the 2021 Government Plan as part of the Jersey Care Model budget. This project will initially be funded from the Health Insurance Fund.
The Health and Social Services Minister has provided the following information on the £6.6 million of additional investment in 2021:
The detail of the investment is provided in the documentation of P.114/2020. Details of the financial case can be found on page 418 and 438, and for the annual detail of modelled recurrent expenditure, please refer to page 477 to 481 of the electronic proposition documentation. Below are extracts of the relevant tables.
Summary of additional re-current and non-recurrent expenditure:
In 2021, in addition to the recurrent investments contained within the do something' financial modelling (£3.7m), a number of non-recurrent investments are also required. These fall into two main categories, which are:
The order of service delivery is described on p.174 of P.114/2020:
