Proposed decision:
a) To change the service delivery for individual lifestyle services (Smoking Cessation, Health Checks, Health Trainers and Healthy Weight) into an integrated lifestyle service called One You Kent.
b) To extend the current contracts for Living Well/Ageing Well services – Smoking Cessation, Health Checks, Health Trainers and Healthy Weight – to 30th September 2017 to allow for potential impact by the developing Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) to be taken account of prior to the competitive tendering of a new model.
How the decision relates to BS4K and Corporate Objectives:
In line with the council’s Strategic Framework, extending the existing contracts will allow for a focus on outcomes, whilst developing new services that will be based around the needs of the people of Kent.
Financial Implications:
The annual costs will be in the region of £7million. This
is subject to final saving targets agreed with providers and costs
for service activity and prescribing. This includes contracts for
Health Checks, Lifestyle services (including family weight) and
funding to district councils.
The Living Well/Ageing Well contracts that are proposed to be extended currently are as follows:
· Health Checks (currently expires March 2017)
· Healthy Weight (currently expires March 2017)
· Smoking Cessation (currently expires March 2017)
· Health Trainers (currently expires March 2017)
Legal Implications: The decision will require a single source tender to extend the existing contracts to 30th September 2017.
Equality Implications: None.
The matter is referred to in the Directorate Business Plan/ Medium Term Capital Programme.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure or savings of more than £1m;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Division affected: (All Division);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 28/12/2016
Decision due: Not before 25th Jan 2017 by Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health
Reason: in order that the proposed decision can be published for a minimum of 28 days, in accordance with statutory requirements
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health
Lead director: Andrew Scott-Clark
Department: Social Care, Health & Wellbeing
Contact: Karen Sharp, Head of Commissioning for Public Health 03000 416668 Email: karen.sharp@kent.gov.uk.
Consultees
Past commissioning activity for these services has been considered by the Adult Social Care and Health Cabinet Committee on 1 May 2015, 10 July 2015, 14 January 2016, 10 March 2016 and 12 July 2016.
This latest phase was considered by the Adult Social Care and Health Cabinet Committee on 6 December 2016 and the committee resolved:
a) the work with partners to shape the new model for Adult Lifestyle Services and NHS Health Checks be noted; and
b) the decisions proposed to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health, to change the service delivery for individual lifestyle services into an integrated lifestyle service called One You Kent, and to extend current contracts for healthy lifestyle services until 30 September 2017, to take account of emerging changes in the health and social care system, be endorsed.
Financial implications: Karen Sharp, Head of Commissioning, Public Health 03000 416668 Karen.Sharp@kent.gov.uk
Legal implications: 16/00046 (3)