The Board:
(i) Approved the strategy, for the procurement of the Public Health Programmes contracts within the primary care setting from the 1 April 2015, for a period of one year for:
a) NHS Health Check Programme (mandated Council Public Health function)
b) Chlamydia Screening
c) Smoking Cessation Level 2 Service
d) Contraceptive Intrauterine Devices (IUDs) and Contraceptive Implants
e) Pharmacy sexual health Service
f) Shared Care in GP Practices (Drug Treatment Service)
g) Supervised Consumption in Pharmacies (Drug Treatment Service)
the details of which were set out in sections 2.1 to 2.6 of the report;
(ii) In accordance
with Contract Rule 6.6.8, waived the requirement to conduct a
competitive procurement exercise for the contracts above;
and,
(iii) Delegated Authority to the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services, in consultation with the Director of Public Health, Head of Legal Services and the Chief Finance Officer to award the Public Health service contracts, as set out above, to the nominated General Practice and Pharmacy providers.