Issue details

This paper is seeking permission for the ongoing arrangements around contracts for services to support the sexual health of communities at high risk. These include: permission to allocate a new grant for provision of the PrEP HIV prevention treatment (£27k); permission to extend the PASH GM community outreach contract for 12 months due to Covid impacts (£22k); permission to issue a Covid-19 Emergency Contract Award for the provision of the chlamydia screening programme due to Covid service disruption (£49k inc. recurrent 20% saving proposal); and utilisation of in-year underspend on the current chlamydia screening budget to support enhanced clinical outreach capacity in our most vulnerable communities via the existing integrated sexual health service (£45k). Delivery of these services and contractual arrangements will ensure that Tameside Council continues to meet it's mandated obligations around the provision of open access sexual and reproductive health services.