Award of Integrated Physical Health Service for Warwickshire

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Warwickshire County Council (WCC) awarded a contract to Sports and Leisure Management Ltd for an integrated physical health service.

The service provides Health Professionals, Warwickshire residents and patients with access to a range of physical health services to prevent physical ill-health, improve physical health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities.

Core elements include a Single Point of Access and Universal Support (triage), Physical Activity on Referral and Weight Management, Smoking Cessation, and NHS Health Checks (supporting Primary Care, delivering Community Health Checks and Point of Care Testing).

The service is underpinned by a tiered approach, whereby a service user receives tailored support and intervention based on their health need, readiness to change and motivation.

A Warwickshire wide service is delivered whilst adopting a place-based approach by focusing provision on specific areas of the county and targeted community groups with greatest levels of poor health outcomes to tackle health inequalities.

Service provision is free for all service users, with the only financial contribution being discounted leisure centre memberships via the physical activity on referral pathway.

The contract value is AUD 3,366,470.