Issue - meetings

(i)            to approve the expenditure of up to £199,224 to provide grant funding to the identified grant funded counselling services for the financial year 2021/22;

(ii)          to make the direction as attached at Appendix A and instructs the Chief Officer to issue a direction to Aberdeen City Council (ACC) to procure the services provided by ACIS, Cairns and Avenue Confidential; and

(iii)         to note the intention to work with providers to review the service activity and ensure that it is aligned to the whole system provision of mental health services across the City.

The Board had before it the report from the Chief Officer, ACHSCP which advised of grant funding requirements for the financial year 2021/2022 to several counselling services, and updated the Board on the review of service activity to ensure it aligned to the whole system provision of mental health services across the City.

The report recommended :-

that the Board -

(i)            approve the expenditure of up to £199,224 to provide grant funding to the identified grant funded counselling services for the financial year 2021/22;

(ii)          make the direction as attached at Appendix A and instructs the Chief Officer to issue a direction to Aberdeen City Council (ACC) to procure the services provided by ACIS, Cairns and Avenue Confidential; and

(iii)         note the intention to work with providers to review the service activity and ensure that it is aligned to the whole system provision of mental health services across the City.

The Board resolved :-

to approve the recommendations

-       COUNCILLOR SARAH DUNCAN, Chair