Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven CCG Enhanced Diabetes and Specialist Podiatry

Contract summary

Industry

• Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£4,446,000 to £7,410,000

Procurement reference

tender_104612/554709

Published date

15 December 2016

Closing date

31 May 2016

Contract start date

1 January 2017

Contract end date

31 December 2019

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

Contract Award for Service.

General overview and objectives of service
AWC CCG is procuring an Enhanced Diabetes and Specialist Podiatry Service that will deliver:
- Desired outcomes for patients with diabetes and patients in need of specialist podiatry
- An integrated system of care
- A sustainable model that encourages innovation and maximizes value for money
The new approach to commission for outcomes through a new model of care for people with diabetes and specialist podiatric need is intended to:
- Enable all adults to maximise their capabilities and have control over their condition
- Strengthen the role and impact of ill health prevention
- Ensure high quality of care, effectiveness, safety and patient experience
- Improve cost efficiency through more emphasis on patient outcomes achieved by development of new contract and commissioning models
- Deliver more care closer to home
The service will provide an integrated comprehensive patient centred service for adults with diabetes who require an enhanced level of care and for children and adults who need specialist podiatric care. The key aims of the service are to:
- Deliver a new model of high quality care which improves experience and outcomes for individuals
- Ensure accountability for overall care and delivery of outcomes
- Provide an accessible service with one single point of contact for HCP's and service users
- Ensure specialist input including consultant diabetologist, dietician, podiatrist and diabetic specialist nurse, where necessary, to assess, manage care and deliver outcomes
- Provide structured education which includes self-management and prevention advice for newly diagnosed patients with diabetes
- Provide psychological support for service users
- Provide support, advice and education to General Practice
- Assess risk and manage the foot care needs beyond the scope of AQP Podiatry arrangements for all relevant conditions both for diabetic and non-diabetic patients
- Reduce health inequalities by using innovative approaches to engage with hard to reach groups and service users
- Provide care in the community, closer to service users homes that meet service users preferences and expectations
- Promote independence and activity with service users to support their health and well being
- Promote the prevention agenda
The provider of this services will ensure:
- Improved outcomes for individuals
- Consistently high standards of service provision and delivery
- A high quality service demonstrated through service user feedback and improved outcomes for individuals
- A commitment to developing an innovative approach to care delivery including use of technology
An outcomes based approach has been adopted for the service specification and the providers as clinical experts should focus on providing services as necessary to deliver the specified outcomes and high quality care for service users

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Award information

Awarded date

14 December 2016

Contract start date

1 January 2017

Contract end date

31 December 2019

Total value of contract

£4,446,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

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About the buyer

Contact name

Dave Warsop

Address

eMBED Health Consortium, Broad Lea House, Dyson Wood Way,
Huddersfield,
HG2 1GZ
England

Email

David.Warsop@nhs.net