Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services (to follow).

The Board received a report of the Director of Children and Community Services and Members were advised about the transfer of public health functions and

related funding from primary care trusts to local authorities, effective from April

2013.

Officers informed the Board that the levels of transferred funding the City of London

Corporation (CoLC) was expected to receive in 2013/14 and 2014/15 and the

current position on the commissioning arrangement for the transferred public

health contracts which CoLC would be responsible for. In response to a query from Members, officers said the funding was ring-fenced to be used on public health services only.

Officers had been working closely with the City and Hackney Public Health

Transition Board to assess the volume of functions and services currently delivered. The Board was informed that services would continue to be provided under contract by a range of providers including GP practices, pharmacies, hospitals, City and Hackney Substance Misuse Partnerships, and by a wide range of community and voluntary services. Services provided currently included:

• Alcohol and drug misuse

• Immunisation

• HIV and sexual health

• Smoking cessation

• Dental health

• Health checks and health improvement

• Nutrition, obesity and physical activity

• Prevention, detection and infection control

• Mental health.

Officers informed Members that contracts for these services had now been valued and categorised according to local need and specific commissioning requirements.

RESOLVED:

1.     Members noted the report and the City of London Public Health Allocation for 2013/14 and 2014/15noted the report and;

2.     Members noted that the Health and Well Being Board would need seek permission from Community and Children’s Services to delegate authority to the Town Clerk and Chairman and Deputy Chairman to enter into contractual and other legal agreements as were necessary to give effect to the transfer of public health contracts by that date to implement these contractual arrangements from 1 April 2013.