The report will outline the delivery and procurement strategy for the Public Health Services in Primary Care for 15/16, in regards to:
· Health Checks (Mandatory Function for the Council since April 2013)
· Smoking Cessation
· Chlamydia Screening in General Practices
· Long Acting Reversible Contraception
· Sexual Health Services in Pharmacies (including Chlamydia Screening and Emergency Hormonal Contraception)
· Supervised Consumption in Pharmacies
· Shared Care in General Practices
The Board will be asked to:
1. Authorise a waiver of the Contract Rules for these contracts, under Clause 6.6.8, on the grounds that the circumstances are genuinely exceptional; and,
2. Give delegated authority to the Corporate Director of Adult and Community Services, on the advice of Director of Public Health and the Chief Finance Officer to award the Public Health service contracts to the chosen Primary Care providers for the above service contracts.
Decision type: Key
Decision status: Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/11/2014
Issue Category: Community; Financial;
Decision due: 9 Dec 2014 by Health & Wellbeing Board and ICB Sub-Committee (Committees in Common)
Lead member: Adult Social Care and Health Portfolio
Lead director: Corporate Director of Adult & Community Services
Department: Adult and Community Services
Contact: Matthew Cole, Director of Public Health Email: matthew.cole@lbbd.gov.uk Tel: 020 8227 3657.