Published date: 4 September 2015
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Contract summary
Industry
Health services - 85100000
Location of contract
East Midlands
Procurement reference
CommunityOphthalmology/Northants/2015
Published date
4 September 2015
Closing date
23 February 2018
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
No
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
NHS Corby and NHS Nene CCG's are looking to commission a community based Ophthalmology service aimed at delivering clinically effective, appropriate, convenient and easy to access care closer to patients.
The aim is to deliver patient satisfaction through a high quality and responsive service by reducing waiting times for assessment and treatment. The community service will ensure efficient use of resources via a cost effective service model and contribute to the system wide ambition to ensure Right Care Right Time 1st time.
Providers are expected to recognise that high quality health care is multi-disciplinary and should be delivered through good working relationships with other partners.
The service will be expected:
• To receive referrals from GP's in relation to patients with conditions as laid out in the service (see attachment "Service Model").
• To provide a clinical assessment of all patients referred to the service for the management of conditions as listed below.
• To give clear support and advice to the patient during the course of treatment.
• To provide an outcome summary to the patient's GP once the course of treatment has been completed.
• To help reduce the number of referrals to secondary care, where appropriate.
• To take responsibility for undertaking audits on patient satisfaction
The aim is to provide Ophthalmology triage and treatment and where appropriate, treat specific ophthalmic conditions.
The contract will be for I year commencing on 1st April 2016 with an option to extend for a further year.
Budget: £45,629
If you would like to express an interest in this opportunity, please email Rosalind.Carter@ardengemcsu.nhs.uk by no later than 4.00pm on Monday 5th October 2015.
About the buyer
Contact name
Rosalind Carter
Address
Francis Crick House, Summerhouse Road, Moulton Park Industrial Estate,
Northampton
NN3 6BJ
England
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