Agenda item

Report of the Director of Community & Children’s Services.

The Board noted that the transformation of sexual health services in London presented an opportunity to reduce costs and improve outcomes for users of sexual health services. Members considered two strands of the London Sexual Health Transformation Programme:

· the procurement of a London-wide e-healthcare service for sexual health

testing; and

· the North Central London procurement of clinic-based sexual health services,

of which Hackney and the City of London form a single distinct lot

The City of London has accepted a formal request from the leader of the London

Sexual Health Transformation Programme, on behalf of the participating London

boroughs, to take the Lead Authority role for the proposed new sexual health e-healthcare service for London. This was agreed by the Chairman and Deputy

Chairman of the Health and Wellbeing Board, with endorsement from the Town

Clerk, the Director of Community and Children’s Services and the Director of Public

Health.

The City of London was also currently involved in the process of procuring a new

sexual and reproductive health service which will cover the geographical area of

Hackney and the City of London. This was part of the London-wide transformation of

clinic-based sexual health services.

Resolved – that the report be received.