Resolved:
To approve:
1. Wiltshire Council entering a 3-year extension to the jointly commissioned Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service with Bath and Northeast Somerset Council and the Integrated Care Board, provided by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
2. To approve the spend of £518,000 per year, for 3 years. This is a total of £1,554,000 for the 3-year period.
3. To initiate a range of early help pilot programmes from existing underspend in Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service provision to develop a strategic plan for the overarching review of children and young people's mental health services to support the recommissioning of services at the end of the extension period.
4. To delegate authority to approve the extensions and all associated documents to the Director Commissioning and Director of Children’s Services in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education and Skills.
Reason for Decision:
Wiltshire Council will continue to support early intervention and prevention and
increased resilience in Children and Young Peoples mental health.
This will allow Oxford Health to continue providing Child and Adolescent Mental
Health Services (CAMHS) to Wiltshire’s community without a reduction in
service provision.
The extension period of 3 years will enable Wiltshire Council Commissioning to
realise the potential of recommissioning Children’s and Young Peoples Mental
Health Services by allowing time to complete a full and thorough review of the
mental health services currently commissioned within the broad Wiltshire
system.
During this time a range of initiatives will be piloted to inform the review of
children and young people mental health services and ensure that future
commissioning proposals are informed by successful programmes and
interventions.
Currently Wiltshire Council are inputting £518,000 per annum into the CAMHS
contract, with the ICB contributing £18,341,991. Additionally, the BSW ICB fund
a further £518,000 towards a range of mental health services commissioned by
Wiltshire Council.