Decision details

2016/12/T3 - Tier 3 Weight Management Contrct Extension March 2017/18

Decision Maker: Director of Public Health

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

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.

Decision:

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.

Alternative options considered:

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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