Smoking Cessation and Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services
Minutes:
RESOLVED:
That the Cabinet:
1) Note the Government grants for the new Local Stop Smoking and existing Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment programmes;
2) For delivery, agree to vary the contract between the Council and the Central and North West London NHS Trust for the enhanced delivery of the adult substance misuse and treatment service and the smoking cessation service to:
a) Incorporate the new Local Stop Smoking Service, noting that funding for this is dependent on Government grant with no substitution of funding from the Public Health Grant or the Council General Fund when funding ceases to be available;
b) Continue the Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services at the cost of £587,682, utilising the last year of the Government Grant to continue treatment services focussed for rough sleepers.
Reasons for decision
The Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care introduced a report on key local public health services, which Cabinet agreed, to vary the grant-funded adult substance misuse and smoking cessation services contract for new Local Stop Smoking Services and the continuation of Rough Sleeping Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services.
Alternative options considered or rejected
Cabinet could have decided not to spend the grant money, which would have reduce the Council's focus on health initiatives.
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Relevant Select Committee |
Health & Social Care Select Committee |
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Expiry date for any scrutiny call-in / date decision can be implemented (if no call-in) |
Cabinet’s decisions on this matter can be called in by a majority of the select committee by 5pm, Friday 17 January 2025. If not called-in, Cabinet’s decisions can then be implemented. |
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Officer(s) to action |
Kelly O’Neil & Sandra Taylor / Lee Robson |
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Directorate |
Adult Social Care and Health / Homes and Communities |
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Classification |
Private - Whilst the Cabinet's decisions above are always made public, the officer report relating to this matter is not because it was considered in the private part of the meeting and contained information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) and the public interest in withholding the information outweighed the public interest in disclosing it in accordance with Section 100(A) and paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12 (A) to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended). |