Issue - meetings

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.  

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.