Purpose

The County Council currently
provides NHS Health Checks, Smoking Cessation, Long-Acting
Reversible Contraception (Contraceptive Implant and Intra-Uterine
Contraceptive Device), Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) and
Alcohol Identification and Brief Advice Services for the population
of West Sussex.  These are currently
delivered by GPs and Pharmacies.
 
Local Authorities are mandated
to provide the NHS Health Checks Programme and the provision of
contraception is a prescribed service under the conditions of the
Public Health Grant. All the services contribute to improvement of
population, public health outcomes and reductions in health
inequalities.
 
The current contract expires in
March 2025.  The Director of Public
Health will be asked to approve a one year contract using the
Provider Selection Regime (PSR) which came into force on 1 January
2024, as part of regulations made under the Health and Care Act
2022. It is a set of rules for procuring all healthcare
services in England by relevant authorities and is intended to
increase flexibility and collaboration in commissioning
decisions.

Decision

The Director of Public Health has approved the
award of contract to deliver the services outlined in section 2 of
this report, to commence on 1st April 2025 for a period
of 1 year.  The total estimated value of
the contract to the Council over the whole of the 1-year period is
£1.292m.