Issue - meetings

Mr Simon Mitchell (Senior Commissioning Manager) was in attendance for this item.

1. Mr Mitchell introduced the report and said that an extension was sought for the Community Navigation Services Contract and that two single-year extensions were available. He said the extensions would allow time for the strategy and future design of the services to be considered.

2. Mr Mitchell then responded to questions and comments from the committee, including the following:

(a)  Support was expressed for the report and social prescribing.

(b)  Asked if there was opportunity to work with health colleagues to shape services, Mr Mitchell said there would need to be a countywide effort to ensure that community navigation in all areas was available for both adults and children rather than just children which was currently the case in some locations.

RESOLVED that the decision to be taken by the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Public Health to:

(a)  Agree to use the first of the two, one-year contract extension options to extend the current Community Navigation Services Contracts for a period of 12 months, from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024;

(b)  Delegate authority to the Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health to use the second one-year contract extension option (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025), should it be required; and

(c)  Delegate authority to the Corporate Director Adult Social Care and Health to take relevant actions, including but not limited to finalising the terms of and entering into required contracts or other legal agreements, as necessary to implement the decision

be endorsed.