Reference: D48048
Decision Maker: Director of Public Health
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
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.
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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