Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health presented a report on a proposal that NHS England (London) puts in place a six-month NHS England contract for the period between April and September 2015 and the Council puts in place a new contract from 1 October 2015 with the North East London NHS Foundation Trustin respect of the commissioning of public health services for children aged 0-5, which would transfer to the Council under section 6C of the National Health Service Act 2006 (as amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012).

The Cabinet Member advised that the transfer of responsibilities on 1 October 2015 created the opportunity for the Council to provide joined up services across the 0 to 19 age range and would bring about a number of significant benefits both to the local community and to the Council in terms of how it planned its services.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Waive the requirement to tender for the commissioning of the 0-5 year Healthy Child Programme (Health Visiting) Service and Family Nurse Partnership Programme, in accordance with the Council’s Contract Rules; and

(ii)  Delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Adult and Community Services, in consultation with the Director of Public Health, Corporate Director of Children’s Services, Chief Finance Officer and the Head of Legal and Democratic Services, to procure a direct award of a two-year contract from 1 October 2015, with an option to extend for up to 12 months, to North East London NHS Foundation Trust in accordance with the strategy set out in the report.