Purpose

Completion of the contract will enable the provider to deliver the workplace and community health MOT service across Oxfordshire.

Decision

As above. Agreement in principle on priority areas for allocating the public health grant reserves and public health grant funding, including a workplace health MOT service was made on 19/05/2025 and for a community outreach alcohol IBA advice service on 22/09/2025. Approval for commissioning a combined holistic workplace health MOT service and community health outreach service on 27/10/2026.

Reasons for the decision

As above. To encourage early intervention, enhance overall health and wellbeing, tackle inequalities in health outcomes, reduce absenteeism from work, and foster a more resilient workforce and community.

Alternative options considered

Do nothing – rejected as this would prevent realization of programme impact

To confine the service just to workplaces – rejected as limits the benefits of joining with community provision in terms of funding and outreach