Decision details

(i)  To delegate authority to the People Director, in consultation with the Director of Public Health to revise the service specification for the School Nursing Service and, following consultation with the manager of the Integrated Commissioning Unit to recommission the service subject to the new service remaining within approved budgets.

(ii)  To delegate authority to the People Director, in consultation with the Director of Public Health, following consultation with the Head of Property and Procurement, to do anything necessary to secure the commissioning of the School Nursing Service up to and including entering into appropriate contract(s).

1. The review undertaken of School Nursing in Southampton by the Council’s Public Health Team identified a number of gaps in unmet child health needs.  It identified ways in which the current service, falls short of the requirements of the Healthy Child programme.
2. A recommissioned School Nursing Service, based upon a service specification aligned to the outcomes set out in the Healthy Child Programme would provide better public health outcomes for the City’s 5-19 year olds.

None.