NHS Calderdale CCG AQP for Vasectomy Services

Tender description

The aim of the service is to provide those patients who wish to have a vasectomy under Local Anaesthetic the choice of having their counselling and procedure undertaken within a local primary or community care setting at a time convenient to them. The objectives of the service are: • To provide high quality, cost effective, local community vasectomy services for Calderdale and Greater Huddersfield CCGs. • To provide services that comply with accepted best practice in line with national and local guidance, relevant accreditations processes, relevant guidelines in clinical practice and robust governance arrangements. • To provide a complete holistic service user focussed care package including pre and post-operative care, information, advice and counselling • To ensure consistent and continuous care between health professionals, effective and efficient communication. • To improve access and convenience for service users • To improve service user choice The successful provider (s) will be offered an AQP NHS Standard Contract. It should be noted that under the Any Qualified Provider model there will be no guarantee of volume or payment in the contracts awarded. This is a reopened procurement and existing providers do not have to reapply; their contracts are still active. Supporting documentation and the electronic application form can be found online at www.nhssourcing.co.uk, applications will be received until 10 July 2015.