City & Hackney Community ENT

Tender description

City and Hackney CCG are looking to commission a Community ENT provider to provide services to City and Hackney GP registered patients within our borough areas. We are looking for a service provider than can deliver services from more than one venue and is committed to providing education, training and feedback to primary care to support care in the community. A single contract will be offered to the successful provider on a block price arrangement which may be staged in the early months until minimum activity levels are achieved. Service: The service is an alternative to hospital based treatments offering a one stop service for appropriate ENT assessments, diagnostics and treatments as well as supporting primary care pathways and care at GP practices. It will have 3 main functions: • Referral review & pathway choice • Support/Education for primary care professionals • Assessment & Treatment of appropriately referred patients (estimated 1100 referrals per year) Contract Terms: Contracting will be subject to the NHS standard contract for a period of 3 years with an option of a 2 year extension and the total estimated contract value is over £600k over 5 years. Please refer to the Service Specification and memorandum of Information for more details The estimated start date will be September 2016. Keywords: ENT, Community