Health and social work services

Tender description

The nature of the services are as follows: Leg care management services focusing on ambulatory (defined as those patients able to attend with or without assistance by walking or mobility aids such as wheelchairs for service outside their home) patients with leg ulceration (venous, arterial and mixed aetiologies) and those requiring support post healing to prevent recurrence through Well Leg strategies. Patients without ulceration or history of ulceration that require compression therapy to stabilise and maintain limb health will also be included (such as acute and chronic limb oedema, with or without fluid leakage). Active courses of treatment of lymphoedema is excluded though where a maintenance need is established through the use of a standardised bandaging or hosiery application this is included. Current estimated annual value of the services: approx: 1 000 000 - 1 300 000 GBP. NEW Devon CCG is looking to explore opportunities to commission a treatment and well leg service for lower limb ulceration. As a result NEW Devon CCG are hosting a market engagement event to discuss the current and future provision of lower limb ulceration services The purpose of this event is to give providers the opportunity to help inform and understand how the CCG can approach some of the key issues associated with the delivery of lower limb ulceration services throughout Devon. The outcome of this event is to help to inform the CCG how to approach opportunities to commission the services in the future to ensure that the best outcomes for patients are delivered. It should be noted the annual value listed above (in II.1.4)) is a best estimate at this point with the data that is available to the Commissioner and may not be an accurate reflection of the true cost of delivery.