Decision details

Request to vary the existing contract held with Forward Leeds for the Community Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service

Reference: D48048

Decision Maker: Director of Public Health

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The Director of Public Health will be recommended to agree a variation to the existing contract held with HumanKind (AKA Forward Leeds) for the Community Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service to include existing services for, out of scope drug and alcohol service costs to support ongoing delivery; increased needle exchange provision to support the Harm Reduction process; and the continuation of the Residential Detox Programme.

Decision:

The Director of Public Health has approved in accordance with Contract Procedure Rule 21.7 a variation to the existing contract held with Humankind for the Community Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service (YORE-9F7N76), to include existing services for drug and alcohol service and medical costs to support ongoing delivery; enhanced needle exchange provision to support harm reduction; existing residential detox programme and the re-instatement of the personalisation budget in order to tailor treatment to vulnerable patients including supervised consumption at home, at a cost of £483,720 per annum.

 

Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Other reasons / organisations consulted

There have been ongoing discussions with the Forward Leeds

Service, Adults and Health Commissioning Team, and Public

Health Manager.

Consultees

Executive Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adults, Director of

Public Health, Fon¡yardLeeds, PACS, Adults and Health

Commissioning Team, Public Health Manager.

Contact: Anna Frearson, Consultant in Public Health 0113 3786063 Email: anna.frearson@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 16/10/2018

Date of decision: 24/10/2018

Effective from: 01/11/2018

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