Market Position Statement Definitions
Essex County Council use a number of different abbreviations and acronyms that may be included in the content of the Market Position Statement, definitions for these are outlined below:
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| ACL | Adult Community Learning |
| ADASS | Association of Directors of Adult Social Services |
| ASC | Adult Social Care |
| ASCOF | Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework |
| AWD | Adults With Disabilities |
| CDSS | Community Dementia Support Service |
| CDST | Community Dementia Support Team |
| CHC | Continuing Health Care |
| CIC | Community Interest Company |
| CIPFA | Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy |
| CQC | Care Quality Commission - Independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. |
| D2A | Discharge to Assess |
| DP | Direct Payment |
| DPSS | Direct Payment Support Service |
| ECA | Essex Care Association |
| ECC | Essex County Council |
| ECL | Essex Cares Limited |
| EPUT | Essex Partnership University Trust |
| iBCF | Improved Better Care Fund |
| IRN | Integrated Residential and Nursing Care Contract - A contract type for long term older people residential care |
| ISF | Individual Service Fund |
| LA | Local Authority |
| LAH | Live at Home - A contract type for long term domiciliary care |
| LD | Learning Disability |
| MH | Mental Health |
| MPS | Market Position Statement |
| PA | Personal Assistant |
| PI | Physical Impairment |
| POLR | Provider of Last Resort |
| PSI | Physical and Sensory Impairments |
| SPT | Service Placement Team |
| TEC | Technology Enabled Care |
| VCS | Voluntary and Community Sector |
Market Rating Definitions
Each market has been assessed on the following criteria by our heads of commissioning and procurement leads.
- Market Quality: The rating is defined by the total number of providers with the current their CQC rating across the specific market if applicable. Essex County Council aim to use Good or Outstanding providers.
- Market Supply: This rating is defined by current demand with existing capacity within each market.
- Market Maturity: This rating is defined by the current market with the current market ambition.
- Market Workforce: This rating is defined by our current understanding of demand, capacity and pressures indicated by providers within each market area.
- ECC Demand: This rating is defined by known demand through the Adult Social Care System linked to current provision.
- ECC Ambition: This is defined by designated Commissioning and Procurement Leads on the understanding on their market(s).