CP1716-19 Healthy Lifestyle Service

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Invitation to a Healthy Lifestyle Service - Market Engagement Event 22 March 2019 1.30- 4 in Exeter. Devon County Council commissioned a new healthy lifestyle offer after extensive development and insight work, the service was originally commissioned in 2016/17 as two lots one for a holistic lifestyle service and the other for a Specialist Stop Smoking Service. Further insight work and an evaluation of the first two years has supported the approach to inform, enable and support individuals who wish to make changes to be more active, understand the harms from alcohol, maintain a healthy weight and quit or reduce harms from smoking. The digital offer has been well accessed and is an essential component of a future healthy lifestyle model but it is clear many individuals need more direct support. Devon is a large rural county with a population of over 780,000, there are a number of market towns and the City of Exeter. In Devon it is estimated that, Number of adult smokers in Devon 86,779 (2017); No. of physically inactive adults ( Additional information: AIM: For Devon County Council to 1. Outline the priorities for the healthy lifestyle service and describe the proposed model. 2. Share learning from delivering the new service model over the last two years 3. Collectively have an opportunity to shape the approach based on the expertise and experience from elsewhere. OUTCOME: To help inform and shape the final service specification, which will be tendered soon. POTENTIAL PROVIDERS at the event will: • Hear directly from Devon County Council's commissioning and policy lead • Hear about the insights gained from the service model over the last two years, evaluation and further insight work including stakeholder interviews • Meet up with potential providers from different domains (who you may or may not wish to network with) • An opportunity to input into the development of the Service Outcome Framework • Have input in the development of the next steps for the model • An opportunity to input into the final Service Specification RSVP DEADLINE: 20 March 2019 to sue.tilley@devon.gov.uk - numbers will be strictly limited so, if you are interested, please respond promptly to guarantee a place. On confirmation of your booking, Sue Tilley will provide the venue details and arrangements for the afternoon.