Health and social work services

Tender description

Plymouth City Council in partnership with NHS NEW Devon Clinical Commissioning Group is seeking to jointly procure a service from July 2018 that will incorporate both the current Reablement service and the Rapid Discharge Service. The service will: — provide an enhanced 7-day service for all hospital discharges (the earliest discharge is anticipated to be at 10 am with the latest discharge time at 8 pm). — support with the continuation of the Discharge to Assess Model. — provide short-term care and support in the Community for a period of up to 6 weeks or sooner if appropriate. Where on-going care and support is required, the service provider will facilitate a smooth transition to the new provider. Where this is not immediately possible then the provider will continue to provide care and support at a reduced standard domiciliary care rate until a suitable provider has been identified. — support service users to remain living in their own home as independently as possible. — deliver positive outcomes for the service users including maximising people’s and/or promote independence, choice, and control.