Agenda item - Tier 4 Residential Detox: Update

44.1    This item was introduced by Peter Wilkinson, Acting Director of Public Health. Mr Wilkinson told the committee that commissioners were generally happy with the performance of the service since the change of provider. Good preparatory work has meant that any potential negative impacts of the move of services to London have been effectively mitigated.

44.2    In response to a question from Cllr Sykes as to why the new service has been so successful, Mr Wilkinson told members that key to this has been identifying suitable referrals.

44.3    In answer to a query from Cllr Deane on travel costs, Mr Wilkinson confirmed that assistance was available for these costs, both for service users and for their families and carers.

44.4    In response to a question from Cllr Taylor on data linking outcomes to spend, Mr Wilkinson explained to members that services commissioned by Public Health are benchmarked against similar services, and performance information is also available on the national Public Health Outcomes Framework.

44.5    RESOLVED – That the report be noted.