Purpose

This report sought agreement from the Adult
Social Care and Public Health Committee to include the current
Public Health funding, allocated specifically for emotional health
and wellbeing support for children and young people, within the new
local model to be jointly commissioned from April 2024. The joint
commission between Public Health, the Children and Young
People’s Department and Wirral Place Integrated Care Board
(ICB) will transform available support and will provide a more
effective and co-ordinated approach to improve outcomes for
children and young people

Decision

Resolved –
That,
 
 
1. 
The Director of Public Health be authorised to allocate the
budget for the current mental health commissions funded from the
Public Health Grant into the joint commission led by Wirral Place
ICB for the Emotional Health and Wellbeing Model, for a contract
period of five years (1st April 2024 – 31st March 2029). With
the option of two one-year extensions in accordance with the spend
profile in paragraph 4.5 of this report.
 
2. 
The Director of Public Health be authorised to agree in
consultation with Director of Children’s services the
Council’s preferred tenderer and notify the Wirral Place ICB
of this decision.