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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 ongoing 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 Keywords: Reablement, Rapid Discharge