Health and social work services

Tender description

Central London CCG intends to commission a Multispecialty Community Provider (MCP) for a broad scope of out-of-hospital healthcare services, including mental health. The contract is expected to run from 2020 for up to 10 years. Central London Clinical Commissioning Group (CLCCG) commissions healthcare services for the City of Westminster, with the exception of Queen’s Park and Paddington. CLCCG has already signalled its intention to commission a Multispecialty Community Provider (MCP) for a broad scope of out-of-hospital healthcare services, including mental health. The contract for the Central London MCP is expected to run from 2020 for up to 10 years. The rationale for an MCP is CLCCG’s desire to support care providers to deliver better integrated care in the community and, in turn, to enable local people to achieve better health and wellbeing outcomes. The focus is on care delivered in the community because this is where: — care is most fragmented and the benefits of integration for local people are greatest; — many types of care can be wrapped around primary care and tailored to each community’s specific needs; — holistic care can focus on the long-term support of people in their own surroundings; and. — care services can best promote prevention, self-care, and the wider wellbeing agenda. Commissioning an MCP reflects the principles of the local approach to transforming care, which has focused on the development of primary care and the integration of out-of-hospital services. An MCP built around GPs’ registered lists will reflect the role of primary care as an integrator of the wide range of services that local people need. Once commissioned, the MCP will be responsible for the coordination and delivery of all services within the scope of the contract, removing the constraints of multiple contracts and providing a unique opportunity to deliver care that is better coordinated and integrated. CLCCG’s integrated care commissioning plan, which has been approved by its governing body and endorsed by the Westminster Health and Wellbeing Board, can be found here: www.centrallondonccg.nhs.uk/media/70223/90-accountable-care-2017-2020.pdf This is in line with CLCCG’s support for the more integrated care that underpins North West London’s Sustainability and Transformation Plan.