Decision Details

Report of the Director of Children and Families and the Director of Public Health.

This report sets out a rationale and seeks approval for extending the contracts for Public Health Nursing 0-19 (25 including SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Services and the School Nursing Support Service. The existing contract was award via a competitive process. Both the 0-5 Early Years Health & Wellbeing and 5-19 contracts have the provision built-in to extend for a period of up to 2 years to 6 January 2025 and this report seeks the permission to utilise this and extend for a further 30 months until 31 September 2027. This commission ensures that the Council’s statutory duties in relation to the Public Health responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2012 are continued, as a nationally mandated service the ‘Healthy Child Programme’ for all children and young people aged 0-19 (25)) is delivered in the City.

• Revenue in excess of £500k
• Significant effect on communities in two or more wards

Dr Justin Varney, Director of Public Health

On 25 July 2023, Cabinet:-

(i)       Approved the extension of the Early Years Health & Wellbeing, the 5-19 contract and the identified vision screening contracts to no later than the 28 February 2027 as detailed in the table in paragraph 9.3 of the report and to delegate responsibility to the Director of Public Health, the Director of Children and Families and Cabinet Members to take forward the contractual processes for the extension, due to satisfactory performance and availability of funding;

(ii)       Authorised the City Solicitor (or their delegate) to execute any documents to give effect to the above recommendations.

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