Decision details
Approval to vary the existing contract with Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust (LCHT) to implement additional funding for the Integrated Sexual Health Service in order to respond to the monkeypox outbreak
Reference: D55834
Decision Maker: Director of Public Health
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
The Director of Public Health has:-
Approved one off non recurrent funding of £129,734 to Leeds
Sexual Health Service to respond to the unprecedented monkeypox
outbreak whilst managing increased demand on sexual health
services. This activity and funding is for the period of November
2022 to March 2023.
Approved the variation of the current contract with LCHT in
accordance with Contract Procedure Rule (CPR) 21.6 and 21.7 for the
implementation of this one off funding.
Noted that this funding will be spent by the 31st of March 2023,
any unused funding that cannot be used for this purpose will be
returned to the Public Health Team at the Council.
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Contact: Sharon Foster, Sexual Health Lead 0113 378 6035 Email: sharon.foster@leeds.gov.uk.
Publication date: 25/11/2022
Date of decision: 30/11/2022
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