Purpose

The Health and Social Care Act
2012 sets out the statutory responsibility for the West Sussex
County Council to deliver and commission public health services for
children and young people aged 5-19 years.  On 1st October 2015 the Council became responsible
for statutory children’s public health services, referred to
as the Healthy Child Programme (HCP). This is a national programme
of pre-school and school age services from Health visitors
including the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) and School nurses
delivering Public Health outcomes for children and young people
0-19 years of age (25 years of age for young people with special
educational needs and disabilities).  The
current HCP contract will conclude in March
2025.
 
Following a procurement process
agreed by the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Wellbeing, the
Cabinet Member will be asked to award the contract(s). 
 
 
 

Decision

The Cabinet Member for Public Health and
Wellbeing is asked to approve that;
 
(1) 
the Council award a new contract to Sussex Community NHS Foundation
Trust (SCFT), to commence on 1st April 2025 for an
initial period of 5 years with the option to extend for up to 2
further years.  The total estimated
value of the Contract to the Council over the whole of the
potential 7 year
period is £79.4m (subject to NHS Agenda for Change pay
increases – see finance section below); and

(2) 
authority be delegated to the Director of Public Health to extend
this contract upon expiry of the initial period subject to
sufficient funds being available.