This report is to set out a recommendation for recommissioning the NHS Health Checks Service in Herefordshire

That:

a) NHS Health Checks Service in Herefordshire is commissioned through an agreement pursuant to s75 National Health Service Act 2006 with Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB);

b) Authority is delegated to the Director of Public Health, in consultation with the s151 officer to take all necessary operational decisions to implement the above recommendation

1)    Allow the existing contract for NHS Health Checks to expire on 31 March 2024 and the service to cease. This option is not recommended as this service is key to improving the health of the local population and is mandated by Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and a requirement of Public Health Ring Fenced Grant;

2)    To invite competitive tender to contract with a single external provider. This option is not recommended because there are opportunities to align services and work streams via the ICB maximising reach and patient outcomes. In addition, through soft market testing in June 2023 interest from the market couldn’t deliver the service for the budget available.