Waltham Forest CCG Planned Care Community Service

Tender description

Waltham Forest CCG would like to contract with a lead provider who will deliver a range of out of hospital planned care services (either directly or via suitable sub contractual arrangements) covering the following specialist areas: • Colorectal • Dermatology • Gynaecology • Vasectomy In addition, we may during the life of the contract wish to add further planned care services into scope, such as ophthalmology. The services must be delivered in locations easily accessible to the residents of Waltham Forest. Bids must incorporate all four specialist areas but providers may wish to collaborate or sub-contract in order to secure the expertise and facilities they need to deliver the requirements of the contract. The service specification will detail the need to meet agreed national standards appropriate to each specialty: Colorectal -Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Joint Advisory group (JAG) on GI endoscopy Accreditation Dermatology - Dermatology Good Practice Guide 2003 Malignant melanomas update NICE May 2010, Atopic eczema NICE 2007, Atopic Eczema in Children 2013, Biological Therapies for Psoriasis NICE 2006 Gynaecology - British Society for Gynaecology Endoscopy (BSGE) Vasectomy - Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) clinical guidance