Urgent Treatment Service in North East Essex

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North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (NEECCG) is challenged financially, and by the demographics of a growing elderly population within an urgent care system which is currently fragmented, difficult for patients to navigate, open to duplication and facing increasing demand. The CCG has made the decision that working with an Alliance of providers will be the best solution to provide an affordable, sustainable and fully integrated Urgent Treatment Service to support the developing Primary Care hubs in NEE. Commissioners and providers will work collaboratively to ensure delivery of the Alliance objectives and the standards and outcomes of the Urgent treatment Service. The Alliance will be underpinned by an overarching Alliance agreement, which the partners will agree, to align clinical and financial drivers. The CCG intends to work with existing providers of the integral elements of the new model, as well as other supporting partners. The CCG believes that the existing providers and supporting partners are uniquely placed to deliver the specifications and vision of the National, STP and CCG urgent care strategies. The CCG hereby invites interested providers who are willing to make the commitment to collaboration in an Alliance way of working, and who believe they have the necessary experience in multi-disciplinary integrated care; willing to work with other statutory providers; willing to work with the current providers and capable of financially holding and managing the scale of risk through a degree of income risk share to express an interest by completing and uploading an expression of interest form by 12:00noon on 5th December 2017