Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report of the Director of Public Health, which sought to award new direct contracts for the delivery of the NHS Health Check Programme.

The Board was advised that the Health and Social Care Act 2012 gave local authorities responsibility for public health matters, in conjunction with strategic partners including the NHS England and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG). In line with the national policy requirement and performance framework, the Council commissioned clinical health improvement services from General Practices (GP) which included the mandatory provision of an NHS Health Check – vascular risk check screening for eligible residents aged 40-74.

The Board noted that under current arrangements, the Council held service level agreements/contracts with all GPs for the provision of services. Appendix 1 set out details of the current contracts, which were variable in value according to the activity at each practice. To support the Council in meeting its statutory duties, a waiver of Procurement Standing Orders was sought to directly award a contract to each of the GP practices listed in Appendix 1. This would enable clinical support and oversight of service delivery, and allow for an extension to the current offer to ensure maximum take up amongst the local GP providers of essential public health services.

RESOLVED: That the Board

1)    notes the content of the report; and

2)    agrees to the waiver of Procurement Standing Order 3.1 in respect of contracts below the EU threshold.