Welcome to our new online market position statement. We are excited to have transitioned to a more interactive model that we can continue to develop. We see the market position statement as an increasingly important part of our relationship with the care and support sector, that helps spark debate and encourage new ideas. This new market position statement is the first phase of our journey to develop a tool that can be reviewed and updated regularly, to support sustained change and improvement.
Our main aim is to help people and carers to be as independent as they can be, for as long as possible in the place they call home. We welcome any proposal of doing things ‘differently’ and through the MPS intend to provide clarity on the overall outcomes we wish to achieve, the types of partners we wish to work with and how interested partners can contact us.
What is a Market Position Statement?
A market position statement is an important part of what a council must do to help to make sure that there are lots of different types of services and support available (market shaping) for people with care and support needs. It is the starting point for market facilitation, allowing commissioners and providers to work together to explain and explore the current and future care and support needs of the area.
The need for local authority market position statements grew out of a number of national strategies aimed at reforming social care provision at all levels. The Care Act 2014 directly recommended changes at a local level, placing new duties and responsibilities on local authorities
Our MPS describes how demand for care and support has and continues to change and what this means for the services that we need to commission. It outlines:
- What support and care services people need and how they should be provided
- The support and services available at present, and what is not available but needs to be
- What support and care services we think will be needed in the future
- What the future of care and support in East Riding will be like and how it will be funded and purchased
- Our commissioning intentions and how commissioners want to shape the opportunities that will be available
- The key challenges that we need to work with the sector to address
- What we are doing to achieve our key aims
Who is the Market Position Statement For?
The market position statement brings together information and analysis about the local market so that current and prospective providers understand the local context, what is likely to change and where opportunities might arise in the future. It is designed to help providers shape their business plans to support the council’s vision for the future of local public health, social care and specialist housing provision.
We are committed to working with current and potential providers to ensure the best possible health and care options are provided for the people of the East Riding, including people funding their own care, by maintaining an efficient and effective care market, by promoting diversity and quality in the provision of services.
We also look to encourage investment and innovation right across the sector, to shift away from a reliance on residential care, and offer people genuine options for drawing on outstanding care at home and in the community.
The Governments vision is stated as “a shared vision shaped by national and local government, care providers, care staff, the NHS, and those who draw on care and support and their carers.” This information will heavily influence care markets across the country so Local Authorities must ensure that their market position statement takes this into account.
The NHS 10 year plan also heavily affects the care market so should also be considered.
Further details on the adult social care reform white paper can be found here: