Children's with Disabilities Short Breaks

Summary

The request sought budget allocations, session details, and attendance figures for Children's with Disabilities Short Breaks services at Ramsey Respite Centre and Braddan Hub for 2021-2024. Manx Care disclosed full budgetary data, operational timings, capacity details, and specific statistics on the number of children served across both settings.

Key Facts

• Ramsey Respite Centre operates 7 nights a week with 27-30 overnight sessions, while Braddan Hub offers 36-37 sessions weekly.
• The Outreach Service was piloted in summer 2022 and received a dedicated budget starting in 2023/24.
• A total of 17 children receive services from Ramsey Respite Centre, and 45 children access Braddan Hub.
• Six children receive services from both centres, with five attending day care at Braddan and overnight at Ramsey.
• Neither facility provides respite care during Bank Holiday periods.

Data Disclosed

• £676,672
• £570,567
• £737,031
• £613,735
• £903,639
• £656,118
• £19,055
• £1,025,436
• £697,239
• £42,206
• 2021/22
• 2022/23
• 2023/24
• 2024/25
• 17 children
• 45 children
• 6 children
• 15:30-09:00
• 10:00-14:00
• 14:00-21:45
• 7 bedrooms
• 18 hours
• 24 hours
• 19.45 hours

Original Request

Please provide the following information: The budget allocated to Ramsey Respite Centre, Braddan Hub and any outreach services for 2021,2022,2023 & 2024 Please confirm the number of sessions offered each week & their timing, the sessions capacity broken down by setting: Please provide details on number of children receiving a service in total and from each setting and how many hours are provided , please clearly separate those who access both settings and do not double count. In order not to identify children this information can be provided in groups Eg: Braddan hub, 4 children, 1 session, fortnightly Ramsey respite, 8 children, 1 session, monthly Both settings, 4 children, 1 session hub, 1 session Ramsey, fortnightly Many thanks

Data Tables (4)

Full Response Text

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 4448354 26 February 2025

Dear

We write further to your request, received 13 February 2025, which states:

"Please provide the following information:

The budget allocated to Ramsey Respite Centre, Braddan Hub and any outreach services for 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024

Please confirm the number of sessions offered each week & their timing, the sessions capacity broken down by setting:

Please provide details on number of children receiving a service in total and from each setting and how many hours are provided, please clearly separate those who access both settings and do not double count.

In order not to identify children this information can be provided in groups

E.g: Braddan hub, 4 children, 1 session, fortnightly

Ramsey respite, 8 children, 1 session, monthly

Both settings, 4 children, 1 session hub, 1 session Ramsey, fortnightly

Many thanks"

Response

Please see below table breaking down the budgetary provision by financial / service year:-

Service Year Ramsey Respite Centre Braddan Hub Outreach*
2021/22 £676,672 £570,567 £nil 2022/23 £737,031 £613,735 £nil
2023/24 £903,639 £656,118 £19,055 2024/25 £1,025,436 £697,239 £42,206 * The Outreach Service was piloted in the summer of 2022 from existing budgetary resource, with a dedicated Outreach Community Support Worker starting substantively

in post in October 2023. This budget is also counted within the Braddan Hub totals, as it is comprised of payroll costs.

Ramsey Respite Centre is open 7 nights per week, offering between 27-30 overnight sessions each week including 7 residential nights for a Looked After Child. Out of these sessions, 5 sessions of day care are offered at weekends. Neither Braddan nor Ramsey Respite Centre offers respite care over Bank Holiday periods.

Session Timing Weekday overnight sessions 15:30-09:00 the following morning
Weekend day care
10:00-14:00 Weekend overnight sessions 14:00-21:45 School holiday overnight sessions 14:00-09:45 School holiday day care 09:45-13:45

There are 7 bedrooms within Ramsey Respite Centre plus an emergency bedroom.
However, due to the layout of the building it is rarely possible to have all 7 bedrooms filled on a given night when also considering the staffing ratios children need. Of the 7 bedrooms, there are 2 adapted for physical disabilities with profiling hospital beds.

Ramsey nights broken down as follows with numbers of children attending:- Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 4 4 6 3 4 3 4 2 5 5 5 3 4 3 5 3 5 5 5 3 4 3 5 4 5 5 5 3 4 3 5

Braddan Hub offers between 36-37 sessions per week split over after school sessions 15:00 - 19:00. Weekend and School Holiday sessions 10:00 – 16:00 as well as day care sessions for pre-school aged children 10:30 – 14:30. Sessions at Braddan are broken down as follows with numbers of children attending:-

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 1 5 3 5 7 10 3 3 2 6 3 4 7 9 4 3 3 5 3 5 7 10 3 3 4 6 3 4 7 10 4 3

17 children receive a service from Ramsey Respite Centre. In term time, an overnight after school session comprises 18 hours of respite care between 15:00 – 09:00.
At weekends, 6 children receive an additional day care session of 4 additional hours bringing the total respite time to just under 24 hours. The weekend offer is 14:00 – 09:45am, equating to 19.45 hours.

There are 45 children accessing service at Braddan Hub. An additional 6 children receive services from both centres – 5 have a day care respite session at Braddan and an overnight. 1 child has overnight support and weekly outreach support in the community.

Please quote the reference number 4448354 in any future communications.

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Yours sincerely