Decision status: Recommendations Approved
The purpose of the report is to seek approval of the:
· £493,278 grant funding that Sheffield City Council has been awarded to expand existing behavioural weight management services as outlined in this report
· The proposal is then to award this funding to the existing weight management service commissioned by Sheffield City Council allowing them to expand existing provision in line with Department of Health and Social Care requirements.
That the Cabinet Member for Culture, Parks and Leisure:
The additional funding will allow us to increase support for adults living with obesity and allow us to increase the focus on tackling inequalities in access.
Alternative Option One - Not accept this grant funding.
This option was not considered to be in the best interest of the population of Sheffield.
Alternative Option Two - Approach the market rather than expand the existing adult weight management contract.
However, the grant is only available for 1 year and council already commissions an adult weight management service which was secured through a competitive tender process. Therefore it is proposed that we expand this existing provision subject to the value for money requirements outlined in this report.
Urgent item?: Yes
Publication date: 22/04/2021
Date of decision: 22/04/2021
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