Health and social work services

Tender description

Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit (ML CSU) on behalf of the Commissioners NHS Leicester City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), West Leicestershire CCG, East Leicestershire & Rutland CCG and NHS England is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to deliver the provision of a Wheelchairs, Orthotics and Prosthetics service in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR). LLR CCGs and NHS England are looking for a provider to deliver an integrated service comprising of the three elements described in the three separate service specifications, from a main base and wider locations to be agreed as part of tender. Orthotics: — maximise independence and improve the quality of life for service users and their carers, through timely access to appropriate assessment, provision and maintenance of equipment, — respond to changes in service users’ health conditions through regular review and deliver a service that Service Users perceive to be a good experience. Wheelchair & Posture: — maximise the mobility and independence and improve the quality of life for service users and their carers, through timely access to appropriate assessment, provision and maintenance of equipment, — respond to changes in service users’ health conditions through regular review and deliver a service that Service Users perceive to be a good experience. Prosthetics: — maximise the mobility, independence and quality of life of the individual, working in collaboration with the patient as equal partners, — provision of prostheses (artificial limbs) through a dedicated and specialised multidisciplinary team, — empower patients and provide them with information about their condition(s) and offer individual choice(s) about where, how and by whom they are to be treated and allow for a collaboratively agreed prescription(s) to be provided.