Agenda item

10.1

The purpose of the report is to seek permission to commission the NHS Health check programme.

The NHS Health Check programme is a Public Health programme in England for people aged 40-74. It is a risk assessment and management programme which aims to prevent or delay the onset of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) including diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease and stroke.

In April 2013 the NHS Health Check became a mandated public health service in England. Local authorities are responsible for making provision to offer an NHS Health Check to eligible individuals aged 40-74 years once every five years.

The outcomes we want to achieve are:

·       increased healthy life expectancy; and

·       reduced differences in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy between communities. In order to achieve this we need a targeted approach.

Previously Sheffield City Council commissioned Primary Care Sheffield to be the provider of the programme. The contract with Primary Care Sheffield ended April 2021 and due to pressures from the pandemic we have not been in a position to be able to recommission until now.

10.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Finance Committee approves the commissioning of an external provider to deliver the NHS health check programme for a period of 5 years and an estimated value of £925,000, as set out in this report.

10.3

Reasons for Decision

10.3.1

The NHS Health check is a mandated service and to not recommission would result in a breach of the mandate with possible sanctions against Sheffield City Council.

10.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

10.4.1

Do not recommission the programme – this would leave us in breach of the DHSC mandate.

10.1

The Strategic Director of Public Health and Integrated Commissioning and the Health Improvement Principal submitted a report seeking permission to commission the NHS Health check programme.

10.2

The NHS Health Check programme is a Public Health programme in England for people aged 40-74. It is a risk assessment and management programme which aims to prevent or delay the onset of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) including diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease and stroke.

10.3

In April 2013, the NHS Health Check became a mandated public health service in England. Local authorities are responsible for making provision to offer an NHS Health Check to eligible individuals aged 40-74 once every five years.

10.4

Previously, Sheffield City Council had commissioned Primary Care Sheffield to be the provider of the programme. The contract with Primary Care Sheffield ended in April 2021 and due to pressures from the pandemic, the Council had not been in a position to be able to recommission until now.

10.5

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That Finance Committee approves the commissioning of an external provider to deliver the NHS health check programme for a period of 5 years and an estimated value of £925,000, as set out in this report.

10.6

Reasons for Decision

10.6.1

The NHS Health check is a mandated service and to not recommission would result in a breach of the mandate with possible sanctions against Sheffield City Council.

10.7

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

10.7.1

Do not recommission the programme – this would leave us in breach of the DHSC mandate.