Purpose

To request approval from the Executive Member, Health
and Adult Services to accept grant funding of five million, fifty
thousand, four hundred, eighty-two pounds and 11 pence
(£5,050,482.11) to support the establishment and delivery of
a NIHR Health Determinants Research Collaboration North Yorkshire
for 5-years (January 2024- December 2028)
 
The decision is being taken by the Executive Member,
Health and Adult Services under their power in the Executive Members’ Delegation Scheme, after
consultation with the relevant Chief Officer to determine any
Executive matter which is of such urgency
that it is not practicable to refer it to the Executive for
determination

 

Decision

Due to the timescales for the acceptance of
the funding and the commencement of the contract, the Executive
Member following consultation with the Corporate Director Health
and Adult Services and the Corporate Director Resources accepts
grant funding of
£5, 050,482.11 to support the establishment and delivery of a
NIHR Health Determinants Research Collaboration North Yorkshire for
5-years (January 2024- December 2028). To agree to allocate the
grant as per the proposal outlined in the funding bid. To agree the
delegation decisions around the establishment of the HDRC to the
Public Health Consultant in consultation with the Director of
Public Health.

The Executive Member is taking the decision under their urgency
power in paragraph 13 of the Executive Members’ Scheme of
Delegation and is implementing the earlier key decision to submit
the bid.