Issue - meetings
Update on Public Health and Mental Health Procurements
Meeting: 01/05/2025 - Health and Wellbeing Board (Item 68)
68 Public Health, Social Care and Mental Health Procurements 
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15 minutes
Becky Reynolds and Laura Ambler to share information on recent procurements.
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Minutes:
1. Mental Health
Laura Ambler gave a short presentation and undertook to circulate the slides after the meeting.
The following comments were raised:
1. It was important to consider people using the services and evaluate how new contracts were working.
2. A concern was raised that national organisations with resources to prepare bids were winning contracts at the expense of smaller local organisations.
3. A concern was raised about the loss of services at the weekend, in particular, there was only a facility for referrals rather than a walk-ins and 111-2 only offered triage rather than interventions. Laura Ambler responded that the ICB had taken the view that there was now a 7 day a week service including crisis houses and places of calm.
The Chair undertook to continue to discuss this with the ICB.
2. Public Health
In view of time restrictions, it was agreed that the slides be circulated after the meeting.
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