Commissioned services
We receive a ring-fenced public health grant from the Department of Health and Social Care. This is to fund services to improve the health of the local population and reduce health inequalities.
We have direct responsibility for spending the public health grant and invest more than £33 million a year on commissioned services. We're committed to:
Achieving best value for money
Seeking to continually improve how we commission and deliver our services
Improve accessibility
Through the development and delivery of a range of preventative services we aim to promote health and wellbeing for all residents, especially those at high risk of ill health and premature death.
Services that we commission include the following.
Norfolk Healthy Child Programme (HCP)
The HCP is a combination of services and partnership approaches to improve the health and wellbeing of children and young people. The service includes:
Health visiting
School nursing
The family nurse partnership
Find out more about the HCP at Better opportunities for children and young people.
Young people's drug and alcohol and affected others services
These offer specialist support, advice and information for children and young people using substances themselves, and those affected by someone else's substance misuse.
Find out more about these services at Better opportunities for children and young people.
NHS health checks
A health check-up for adults aged 40 to 74. These help to spot early signs of cardiovascular disease, stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes or dementia.
Find out how to get a NHS health check.
Stop smoking services
These offer practical support and treatment to aid quitting smoking. This is through accurate information and advice, plus individual support by expert advisers and community pharmacies.
Find out more about support for quitting smoking.
Tier 2 weight management services
These offer practical support to eligible individuals, helping them to lose weight and decrease the health risks associated with obesity. This is through targeted advice, information and interventions on diet, nutrition, exercise, lifestyle, and behaviour change techniques.
Find out more about our weight management services.
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH)
SRH services are available through GPs, community pharmacies and our specialist iCaSH clinics across Norfolk. They offer both contraceptive care and the testing and treatment of sexually-transmitted infections. We also commission HIV testing and sexual health promotion training.
Find out more about sexual health services.
Drug and alcohol misuse and dependence
Services offering specialist clinical treatment and a behaviour change approach to tackling drug and alcohol use are available across Norfolk. We also carry out broader work with system partners to:
Increase the success of our interventions
Lessen the impact of addiction on our communities
Find out more about our drug and alcohol intervention services.
Mental health, suicide prevention and bereavement support
These are services funded by Norfolk and Waveney NHS ICB and Norfolk Public Health. They seek to improve individuals' wellbeing, reduce the risk of suicide and attempted suicide, and support those affected by someone taking their own life.
Learn more about our mental health services.
Road safety
Education and training to promote road safety across Norfolk's schools and businesses, plus court diversion schemes as an alternative to prosecution for some driving offences.
Find out more about road safety in Norfolk.
Find out more about our commissioning intentions for 2024-2025
Drug and alcohol use
Sexual health
