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1. Summary:

1.1 The purpose of this paper is to report to the Cabinet on the operational implementation of the ENHANCE Nursing project. The project is now complete with the last nursing home - Westholme in Winchester - opening beds in April 2007.

1.2 The following decision was made:

That Cabinet members welcomed the successful outcome of the ENHANCE Nursing Strategy in the delivery of 10 state of the art Nursing Homes and the contribution the strategy has made to `whole system' service delivery and performance improvement, together with congratulating all those involved in the project.

2. Reason

2.1 This paper seeks to:

· set out the background to the project

· consider the finance for the project and the impact ENHANCE has had on the budget

· highlight the impact ENHANCE has made on the performance of the County Council

· look at issues of staff recruitment and training

· briefly consider the future direction of the ENHANCE scheme

3. Other Options considered and rejected:

3.1 None

4. Conflicts of Interest declared by the decision maker or other Executive member consulted - none

5. Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee - none

6. Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent - not applicable

Approved by:
Councillor T.K. Thornber, C.B.E - Chairman Date: