Issue - meetings

Report CS17046

The Executive received a report outlining Public Health commissioning intentions for 2017/18. The proposed contractual arrangements depended on corporate savings decisions, but approval at this stage would enable public health commissioners to respond flexibly to those savings decisions. It was noted that a correction was needed to the final table in appendix 1 to the report – the extension sought for the NHS Health Checks and Sexual Health SLAs were for 12 months, not 36 months.

The proposals had been supported by the Care Services PDS Committee at their meeting on 13^th October 2016.

RESOLVED that, subject to corporate saving decisions,

(1)  The intention to extend the current contract for Adults and Young People Substance Misuse Services for one year to 30 November 2018 and that approval for this extension has been delegated to, and is to be agreed by, the Director of Public Health in consultation with the Portfolio Holder, be noted.

(2)  One-year call-off contracts (1/4/17 to 31/3/18) currently under the Public Health Framework Agreement for Community Pharmacy Services for (i) Substance Misuse and (ii) Alere (Point of Care Testing) for NHS Health Checks be approved.

(3) Six month call-off contracts (1/4/17 to 30/9/17) currently under the Public Health Framework Agreement for (i) Community Pharmacy for Sexual Health Service and (ii) TDL (The Doctor Laboratory) for Sexual Health testing and diagnostic service be approved so that they align with the new Services currently tendered to start on 1 October 2017.

(4) The continued use of Service Level Agreements for NHS Health Checks and Sexual Health Services offered by General Practitioners for a further year by granting an exemption as per sections 3 and 13 of the Council’s contractual procedure rules be approved.

(5) The intention to continue to use the commissioning arrangements with Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) through section 75 for provision of community services by Bromley Healthcare until 30 September 2017 when the contract will expire be noted.