Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Children, Family Services & Education.

The report provides details of a proposed extension until 31 March 2022 of the contract between the Council and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in relation to the provision of health visiting, school nursing and Family Nurse Partnership services and also describes an indicative timeline of the next steps, to ensure that Stockport continues to receive a high quality service, new policy guidance is incorporated into the service and disruption to business is minimised.

(NOTE: This item includes a ‘not for publication’ appendix that has been circulated to members of the Cabinet only).

The Cabinet is recommended to give approval to the extension to 2022 of the contract between the Council and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in relation to the provision of health visiting, school nursing and Family Nurse Partnership service due to its potential financial value across the two years of the extension and the previous spend under what was intended to be a 1 year contract only.

Officer contact: Carolyn Anderson, Carolyn.anderson@stockport.gov.uk

The Cabinet Member for Children, Family Services & Education (Councillor Colin Foster) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) detailing a proposal to extend until 31 March 2022 the contract between the Council and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in relation to the provision of health visiting, school nursing and Family Nurse Partnership services and details of an indicative timeline of the next steps, to ensure that Stockport continues to receive a high quality service.

(NOTE: This item included a ‘not for publication’ appendix that had been circulated to members of the Cabinet only).

RESOLVED - That approval be given to the extension to 2022 of the contract between the Council and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in relation to the provision of health visiting, school nursing and Family Nurse Partnership service due to its potential financial value across the two years of the extension and the previous spend under what was intended to be a 1 year contract only.

To consider a report of the Director of Children’s Services.

The report provides details to ensure the Committee are sighted on the extension until 31 March 2022 of the contract between the Council and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in relation to the provision of health visiting, school nursing and Family Nurse Partnership services and also describes an indicative timeline of the next steps, to ensure that Stockport continues to receive a high quality service, new policy guidance is incorporated into the service and disruption to business is minimised.

(NOTE: This item included a ‘not for publication’ appendix that had been circulated to members of the Scrutiny Committee only).

The Scrutiny Committee is asked to note the report.

Officer contact: Carolyn Anderson, Carolyn.anderson@stockport.gov.uk

The Director of Children’s Services submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing details to ensure the Committee were sighted on the extension until 31 March 2022 of the contract between the Council and Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in relation to the provision of health visiting, school nursing and Family Nurse Partnership services and also describes an indicative timeline of the next steps, to ensure that Stockport continues to receive a high quality service, new policy guidance is incorporated

into the service and disruption to business is minimised.

The Cabinet Member for Children, Family Services & Education (Councillor Colin Foster) attended the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

The Chair commented that the work done by the Family Nurse Partnership was quite impressive and prevented a number of young people from going into care.

RESOLVED – (1) That the report be noted.

(2) Cabinet be recommended to approve the extension to 2022.