An NHS trust has rejected an offer made by Wirral Council to extend a £10m social care contract by one year to 2024.
The Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (WCHCFT) said the offer was rejected due to “perceived risk to the Trust” and has requested the council consider extending the contract by five years, according to a council report.
In 2017, Wirral Council signed two contracts with the WCHCFT and the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS trusts (CWP) moving 332 frontline, social worker, and managerial staff in the process.