102 Public Health: Procurement of health visiting and school nursing PDF 134 KB
To pre scrutinise a report on procurement of health visiting and school nursing, due to go for decision to the Executive Member for Public Health at her 22 January 2019 Decision Day.
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Minutes:
Representatives of the Director of Public Health gave a presentation in support of a report regarding procurement of a new contract for health visiting and school nursing services (see Item 7 in the Minute Book). The proposals were brought to the Select Committee to pre scrutinise, prior to a decision of the Executive Member for Public Health due to take place on 22 January.
Members heard that:
· Service innovations were planned as part of the new contract e.g. having a single nurse cohort in future rather than separate school nurses and health visitors
· This procurement was part of three phased procurements taking place up to 2023 that would build integrated working between the County Council and health
· The contract covered mandated services including immunisation programmes run through schools, health assessments of children at year R and year 6 and the national child measurement programme
RESOLVED:
That the Health and Adult Social Care Select Committee:
Support the recommendations being proposed to the Executive Member for Public Health in Section 1 of the report.