Provision of Simulation Services on behalf of the National Clinical Assessment Service

Tender description

We assess a practitioner’s fitness for purpose rather than the Regulatory fitness to practise. This contract is to provide high fidelity simulations for use as part of NCAS’ full performance assessment. Such services are normally utilised by NCAS in circumstances where either it is not possible to observe a practitioner’s clinical practice within their normal place of work (for example where the practitioner is excluded, suspended or restricted from work) or where a simulation would allow observation of aspects of clinical practice which may not occur routinely in their clinical work. The contracted service provider will support NCAS assessments by providing simulation facilities, equipment, simulated patients (if appropriate) and simulation scenarios which cover the full scope of practice for practitioners undergoing an NCAS assessment in order to enable NCAS assessors to make judgements in line with the purpose of the NCAS assessment. NCAS requires simulation services for practitioners working in these contexts:  General Practice surgery  Out of Hours surgery  Surgery. The requirements specification for each service can be found in appendix A & B in part 1. Suppliers may submit proposals to provide more than one of the simulation services listed above.