Published date: 1 October 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 17 April 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research services - 73110000

Location of contract

North West, London

Value of contract

£35,100

Procurement reference

MT217567

Published date

1 October 2019

Closing date

17 April 2019

Contract start date

7 May 2019

Contract end date

31 October 2019

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

In light of evidence that doctors are becoming more likely to refer patients on due to, a) an increase in 'defensive practice' and b) workload pressures, we believe it is timely to try to better understand the patient experience of referrals and, therefore, what impact an increase in tactical referrals is likely to have.
Research question 1 - Is there a typical patient experience of referrals? If not, what do the range of experiences look like? E.g. including patients with multiple conditions/comorbidities
Research question 2 - To what extent do patients who have been referred several times for an issue deem that their referrals were necessary?
Research question 3 - What is the impact of being referred, particularly if the patient has already been referred many times for a single condition?
Research question 4 - What are patients' views on referral more generally, including their awareness and understanding of unnecessary referrals or those resulting from defensive practice?
Research question 5 - What is the impact of multiple referrals on groups who are more likely to be adversely affected, e.g. disabled or elderly people?

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Award information

Awarded date

2 May 2019

Contract start date

7 May 2019

Contract end date

31 October 2019

Total value of contract

£35,100

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Trajectory

Address

22 Upper Ground, , London

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Lawrence Paddon

Address

3 Hardman Street
Manchester
M3 3AW
England

Telephone

+44 1619236340

Email

gmctender@gmc-uk.org

Website

http://www.gmc-uk.org