Issue - decisions

Date of Decision:

19 May 2026

Title:

Decision to vary the 0-19s Integrated Public Health Nursing Service (IPHNS) with The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) for the provision of Family Hub activity.

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer, Executive Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health

Details of Specific Delegation

or

Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

The Council’s Constitution, Appendix 9 - Responsibility for Functions

Section 4C3: Executive Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health – Delegated Executive Functions

‘The Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health is authorised to discharge executive functions through the commissioning and provision of social services for adults and public health services for the whole population and delivery of housing for the Borough, including:-

3. Public Health

(a) Commissioning and Quality

(b) Health Improvement

(c) Health Intelligence

(d) Health Protection’

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Decision:

The decision is to vary the 0-19 Integrated Public Health Nursing Service (IPHNS) with TRFT by contract variation of £237,588.89 to deliver activities using the Family Hubs Grant for 12 months. This period will commence from 1 April 2026 and expire on 31 March 2027.

Reasons for the Decision:

Rotherham has been awarded the Family Hubs and Start for Life Grant. The grant was made available to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council by the Department for Education (DfE) and the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) as one of the 75 Local Authorities that were selected.

On 13 February 2023 Cabinet accepted the Grant funding and approved the approach to the governance and management of the Grant.

It is to be directly awarded to The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, as Health Visitors are already delivering the activities above as part of the current contract on a targeted basis, and therefore, the universal provision can only be delivered by the Service.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

N/A

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision Maker if they sit as a Cabinet appointed representative to an outside body which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Reports or parts of reports considered

Officer Decision Report