Decision Maker: Director of Adult Social Care and Health
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
The current contract with Dentaid is due to
end in March 2025. This service was part funded by Public Health
(£18,000) and part by external funding from the Office for
Health Improvement and Disparities via substance misuse funds
(£18,000). The external funding is not available for
2025/26.
To not reprocure a contract for provision of
dental checks and treatment for clients experiencing homelessness
and substance misuse, through monthly mobile clinics in Eastbourne
and Hastings.
To achieve the required savings, a process was
undertaken to examine the budgets across the whole of Public
Health. A large number of options were proposed and this option was
selected to minimise the impact on public health
outcomes.
Publication date: 31/03/2025
Date of decision: 25/03/2025
Effective from: 05/04/2025