To approve procurement of NHS Health Checks and Stop Smoking services.

NHS Health Checks and stop smoking services are public health services for early identification, treatment and interventions to prevent the onset of avoidable disease and development of long term conditions, which would otherwise take up a high level of health and social care resources. These are services mandated by Public Health England, to be funded from the ring-fenced public health grant, for which responsibility transferred from the NHS to local authorities in 2013. The existing contracts are due to expire in March 2018. The recommendations being made take account of the evidence base, lessons learnt following review of current services and available resources to ensure cost effective delivery to achieve outcomes.