Decision Maker: Director of Public Health
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Tier 3 Weight Management contract was
originally implemented in 2014 for a 3 year contract period with a
2 x year possible extension option in March 2017. The original
contract also contained a Children's weight management service
which has since been tapered and closed as per the contract
variation and key Decision record approved in March 2016. As the
service was redesigned in March 2016 the current contract will not
change in any way and will continue for a further 12 months to
allow further performance monitoring of the weight management
service over the next 12 months. In view of the gaps already in
weight management services following the closing down of the Tier 2
service it would be detrimental at this stage to close down another
service when the pathway has only been re-designed in March this
year and a contract variation in place around 6 months
ago.
Following review of the current Tier 3 Weight
Management service it has been agreed to extend the current Tier 3
Weight Management service for another year with no changes to the
initial contract and with a view to a further review at the end of
the contract in March 2018.
The options would be:
a. To terminate the current Tier 3 weight management contract in
March 2017.
b. To procure the service in March 2017.
c. To extend the current service with a view to further review in
2017 and a possible further extension for a 1 year period or move
to another organization.
The recommended option is option c to extend the current service
with a view to further review in 2017 as it is too early in the
pathway to ascertain real impact and there would be huge risks to
the obese population (and an impact on health and social c are
services) if the service were removed completely.
Publication date: 12/01/2017
Date of decision: 22/12/2016
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