122 The NHS Health Check Programme PDF 248 KB
Minutes:
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.