Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council have undertaken a procurement process to identify and appoint a number of service providers to provide Public Health community-based services. These services are divided into the following four Lots:
Lot 1
CBS20-21(01) Provision of Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy.
Lot 2
CBS20-21(02) Provision of NHS Health Checks.
Lot 3
CBS20-21(03) Provision of intrauterine device (IUD), intrauterine system (IUS) and sub-dermal implants (SDI) Fitting and Removal Service for contraceptive purposes and for gynaecological (non-contraceptive) purposes including management of menorrhagia and hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Lot 4
CBS20-21(04) Provision of oral Emergency Contraception (EC) to women under 25 years of age.
The stop smoking service forms part of a wider tobacco control programme. The stop smoking service is targeted at those individuals who smoke and are thinking of either quitting or cutting down their tobacco use. The stop smoking service will identify those smokers who want and are eligible to use prescription-only medication (Varenicline/Champix) as part of their overall treatment plan.