Health services

Tender description

Through the Provision of a Managed Service for the Transformation of Renal Dialysis Services (TRenDs), Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust are seeking to achieve clinically and financially sustainable dialysis units across the East Sector of Greater Manchester with the capacity to meet the population's renal replacement health needs with continued provision of high-quality haemodialysis close to patients' homes. This programme will require various infrastructural developments such as new satellite dialysis units and refurbishment and/or re-equipment and adaptation of other existing dialysis units to facilitate and enable delivery of the new clinical model and pathways. The service model seeks to deliver a practice change, moving care largely (90 %) to the community within satellite or community dialysis units. In addition, the new patient-centred model will give patients the utmost opportunity and support to take as much control over their dialysis as possible. The draft service specification (which varies by site) covers the provision of renal services from the Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) Hub and 5 satellite dialysis centres which includes the provision and maintenance of facilities and equipment (including haemodialysis machines) the provision of haemodialysis consumables and clinical staff.