Health and social work services

Tender description

The Crisis Service forms part of the intermediate care service which is a range of integrated services, and supports the promotion of independence and faster recovery from illness. The Service aims to prevent unnecessary acute hospital admission, premature admission to residential care, support timely discharge from hospital, to provide urgent care and support in crisis situations such as carer breakdown. The Service is to offer care and support for adults in their own homes when an acute situation or crisis occurs and who without additional support would normally be admitted to hospital or residential care. The contract is for Central Lancashire only and 1 service provider has been awarded the contract. The Service is to offer care and support for adults in their own homes when an acute situation or crisis occurs and who without additional support would normally be admitted to hospital or residential care. The contract is for Central Lancashire only and one service provided has been awarded the contract. The contract will be on a block purchase arrangement. The Service Provider will provide hours each week as long as those hours fall within the following parameters — Minimum 948 hours a week and Maximum 3016 hours a week. From the start of the contract the hours per week to be provided is 948 hours.