Integrated Musculoskeletal Service (MSK) - NHS Wolverhampton CCG

Tender description

The successful Provider will be required to deliver an integrated service model with the overall aim of providing a multi-disciplinary team approach for the care of people with a musculoskeletal condition (non-surgical), which must ensure that high quality, safe and sustainable services are delivered for patients. The overall aims and objectives of this service are: • To act as a single point of access for patients with a musculoskeletal condition to include orthopaedic, rheumatology, physiotherapy, pain management and orthotics. • To include the specialist triage of musculoskeletal referrals to ensure patients are seen in the right place by the right person at the right time and actively manages inappropriate referrals through education and support • To deliver a service which is equitable, effective, efficient and affordable, which meets the needs of the local health community across Wolverhampton • To ensure patients receive appropriate assessment and treatment in a timely manner • To ensure an appropriate workforce skill-mix, competency and qualification, to deliver a high quality service • To reduce the need for patients to attend secondary care, thus promoting care closer to home and right care, right place, right time • To implement choice at the point of (onward) referral • To educate patients on their condition and empower patients to self-manage where appropriate • To increase knowledge of the service across primary/community care to enable signposting of patients to the service, and other support services as appropriate • To adopt a multidisciplinary approach to ensure an holistic approach is undertaken when developing treatment plans The contract duration will be 36 months with an option to extend for an additional 24 months