Decision details

To approve the extension of the adult weight management contract for a further two years

It has been agreed to extend the current Adult Weight Management Service for a further two years after the contract end date (30 June 2022 for 6 lots and 2 July 2022 for the Selby lot).

With an invested interest in managing obesity by the current Government, and local adult weight management pathways strengthening across the system with the new GP enhanced service specification, it is recommended that the North Yorkshire Adult Weight Management Service be extended for a minimum of two years (contract end dates 30th June 2024).

As a local authority responsibility, North Yorkshire County Council formally procured a North Yorkshire Adult Weight Management Service. The Service launched in Selby in July 2017 and the remaining 6 lots (districts areas) in January 2018.

This Service will be reviewed during the contract extension period as part of Local Government Review process. The leisure provision and assets are significant in delivery of the Adult Weight Management Service. An extension of the Service will provide an opportunity to explore options for effective, sustainable weight management support for our residents within new governance arrangements and opportunities explored about how they might be further integrated into the future council’s leisure provision/offer.

It is noted that Covid-19 has created pressures in service delivery. We are working closely with our Service providers to assess level of risk and ensure they have business continuity arrangements in place. It is therefore recommended that a separate report be brought to HASEX in January 2022 to consider assurance options for provider service continuity, in the context of the pressures which Covid-19 has created within the health, leisure and fitness sector national.

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