Issue - meetings

(The Chair agreed that this item could be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency under the provisions of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.)

Matthew Cole, Director of Public Health, presented the commissioning intentions for 2015/16.  Matthew explained the priorities and strategic framework for commissioning and advised there was also a requirement in the Council’s Constitution that the Board was made aware of contracts Board might be asked to let over £500,000 during 2015/16.  Children’s health services contracts would be reported through the Council’s Cabinet.

The Chair commented that this report would enable partners to double check and challenge how we deliver and if we should be undertaking delivery in a different way, as well as the specifications that would be used in commissioning.  Anne Bristow added this also flagged-up in one document what each partners would be doing ahead of the financial year and where there might be further opportunities to work together.

Having received the report and discussed the priorities, the Board:

(i)  Agreed the strategic framework for commissioning health and wellbeing programmes for 2015/16, as set out in the report

(ii)  Noted the list of contracts over £500,000 that were due to expire during the financial year, as identified in section 7 and Appendix A of the report.

(iii)  Noted that the next stage was to look at resourced delivery programmes, in respect of what was being done now, what could be stopped or done differently, and what else was needed to make a difference.