Decision details

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 sets out the statutory responsibility for 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.

West Sussex County Council, Public Health, currently commission the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) with Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT). This is a national programme of pre-school and school age services from Health visitors and School nurses delivering Public Health outcomes (0-19 years of age, 25 years of age for Young People with Special Educational Needs).

The current contract is compliant with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The contract is 5 years plus an option to extend for up to 2 years.  The contract has been extended for 1 year (2022-23).  Approval for the second and final year extension (2323-24) is now sought.

The Director of Public Health will be asked to approve the final one year extension permissible under the terms of the contract March 2023 to April 2024.

The Director of Public Health has approved the extension of the Healthy Child Programme (HCP) Contract with Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT) for a period of one year from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024.

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