Issue - meetings

To receive a report from the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health and the Interim Director of Public Health, and to consider and endorse or make recommendations to the Cabinet Member on the proposed decision to extend an existing contract with KCHT to allow more time for transition to the new service.

Ms K Sharp, Head of Public Health Commissioning, was in attendance for this item.

(1)       The Chairman confirmed that Members of the committee had read the information contained in the exempt report and did not intend to ask questions relating to that information.

(2)       Ms Sharp introduced the report which sought the committee’s endorsement of a proposed decision to extend the existing contract for community sexual health services in East Kent until 31 July 2015.  She said the proposal to award new contracts had been discussed at the meeting of the cabinet committee held on 4 December and contracts had been awarded for services in West and North Kent.  There were, however, a number of issues, which had now been resolved, in relation to the East Kent contracts and a four month extension to the existing contract would allow a managed transition. 

(3)       RESOLVED that the proposed decision to extend the existing contract for sexual health services in East Kent until 31 July 2015 be endorsed.