The Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and Officer responses were noted.

DECISION

1.            To agree the recommendation in this paper and authorise an eight month extension for the Information, Advice and Advocacy contract (AHWB4183) to align the end date with other commissioned services, and in doing so, allow for an appraisal and re-design of the various information and advice services in the borough to inform a new integrated information model and offer.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, HEALTH, ADULTS AND COMMUNITY (D. RADLEY)

(Joint Director, Integrated Commissioning (W. Tomsett)

Councillor Denise Jones, Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Wellbeing, introduced the report. She explained that the recommendations were asking for an extension to the existing contract on advice and advocacy for health and social care to better align its end date with the Clinical Commissioning Group and thus allow a full review and redesign of the information and advice service across the Council, CCG and partner organisations.

The Mayor noted the Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and Officer responses welcomed the report and agreed the recommendation as set out.

RESOLVED

1.            To agree the recommendation in this paper and authorise an eight month extension for the Information, Advice and Advocacy contract (AHWB4183) to align the end date with other commissioned services, and in doing so, allow for an appraisal and re-design of the various information and advice services in the borough to inform a new integrated information model and offer.