Guidance

Public health services non-mandatory contract

These documents are designed for use by local authorities in public health commissioning services including sexual health services.

Published 4 July 2013
Last updated 1 August 2018 — see all updates
From:
Department of Health and Social Care
Applies to:
England

Documents

Public health services contract 2015 to 2016

MS Word Document, 356KB

Guidance on the public health services contract 2015 to 2016

PDF, 490KB, 38 pages

Section C - annex to the guidance

RTF, 166KB

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Integrated sexual health services: a suggested national service specification

PDF, 437KB, 58 pages

Sexual health services: key principles for cross-charging

PDF, 179KB, 17 pages

Sexual health: clinical governance

PDF, 186KB, 19 pages

Details

The public health services contract is adaptable for use for a broad range of public health services and delivery models. It provides a framework to hold providers to account for the delivery of these services to achieve improved health outcomes.

‘Integrated sexual health services: a suggested national service specification’ is to help local authorities commission integrated sexual health care and can be used alongside the non-mandatory public health services contract.

Please email any queries or comments to: publichealthcommissioning@dh.gsi.gov.uk

Published 4 July 2013
Last updated 1 August 2018 + show all updates

  1. ‘Integrated sexual health services: a suggested national service specification’ replaces ‘Integrated sexual health services: national service specification’. ‘Sexual health services: key principles for cross-charging’ replaces the ‘Framework of principles on cross-charging arrangements for sexual health services’. Both documents have been updated throughout.

  2. Updated public health services contract and the guidance for 2015 to 2016.

  3. Updated public health services contract and the guidance for 2014 to 2015

  4. added document Sexual health: clinical governance

  5. The 'Integrated Sexual Health Services: National Service Specification' added for use by local authorities.

  6. First published.

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