Published date: 13 April 2015
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Medical practice services - 85121000
Services provided by medical personnel - 85141000
Location of contract
East of England
Value of contract
£490,400
Procurement reference
0AP/ANGPROC/14/008
Published date
13 April 2015
Closing date
23 February 2015
Contract start date
1 July 2015
Contract end date
30 June 2018
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Service model
The services will be delivered by heart failure nurses, working with other professionals across a range of settings and organisations including General Practice and acute settings.
The service will:
o Provide expert clinical knowledge and skills in the management of patients with confirmed diagnosis of Heart Failure.
o Develop joint clinics as required with GPSI/Community HFSN/Consultant Cardiologist including titration of medication providing a step up and step down service.
o Develop support programme/groups to provide education & support to heart failure patients, including end of life issues in collaboration with palliative care team.
o Improve multidisciplinary working/service. To devise a multidisciplinary service which is equitable and responsive to the needs of patients within tertiary, secondary and primary care settings with a suspected or
confirmed diagnosis of chronic heart failure.
o Provide education of heart failure to other members of healthcare teams within Primary and Secondary Care in order for clinicians to arrange for people with suspected heart failure to be offered appropriate investigations (for example ECG, BNP tests and echo) that will confirm or refute the diagnosis. For those in whom heart failure
is confirmed, its cause should be identified and treatments most likely to both relieve their symptoms and reduce their risk of death should be offered.
o Support and encourage adherence to recognised clinical guidelines among clinicians.
o Establish care management plans with the patient.
o Referral on patients for additional services.
Award information
Awarded date
26 March 2015
Contract start date
1 July 2015
Contract end date
30 June 2018
Total value of contract
£490,400
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Elliot House,
130 Ber Street,
Norwich,
Norfolk,
NR1 3FRReference
None
Supplier is SME?
No
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
James Savill
Address
NEL CSU, Lakeside 400, Old Chapel Way,
Broadland Business Park, Thorpe St Andrews
Norwich
NR7 0WG
England
Telephone
01603 595895
Website
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