Cabinet considered a report on a proposal to
remodel health improvement services, including drug/alcohol,
tobacco and healthy weight services, following public consultation.
The proposal was to:
·
Healthy weight services – cease the current Active Lives
Healthy Weight (ALHW) contracts on 31 March 2020, reduce the value
of the associated budget by £1.5m and to pursue a different
offer which maximises the use of open spaces and digital
opportunities.
·
Substance misuse rehabilitation – remodel services and reduce
the value of the associated budget by £675,000.
·
Stop smoking services – remodel services.
Cabinet considered the consultation responses,
and equality analysis and the mitigations proposed.
Resolved: That
- The cessation of the
Active Lives Healthy Weight service by 31st March 2020; retaining a
residual budget of £500,000 to support development of future
health improvement initiatives be approved.
- A reduction in the
budget of £675,000 for drug and alcohol rehabilitation
services, ahead of a planned re-procurement exercise be
approved.
- The proposal to
remodel stop smoking services in line with national policy and
evidence base with a focus on targeted groups within the community
as detailed in the report be approved.
- A one-off investment
of £500,000 to assist in the remodelling of services and
development of non-clinical approaches with a focus on prevention,
to promote good physical and mental health across all ages,
including wellbeing and home improvement services as set out in
reports elsewhere on the agenda be approved.
- Further work be
undertaken with partners to identify opportunities for
collaborative working to develop integrated approaches to
prevention and health improvement.
-
Multi-agency workforce development through the roll out of the
Making Every Contact Count Programme (for signposting and general
lifestyle advice); and development of a digital offer, to maximise
self-care opportunities afforded by health and wellbeing apps and
other social media platforms be endorsed.
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The thanks of Cabinet to the officers who assisted in the
production of the report be recorded