Memory Assessment & Support Services 18.426

Tender description

SoEPS on behalf of Brighton & Hove CCG would like to invite potential service providers to respond to the Request for Further Information (RFI) for the provision a Memory Assessment and Support Service. A high level summary of the proposed functions of Memory Assessment and Post Diagnostic Support service is as follows: a) Assessment & Diagnosis: b) Medicines Optimisation: c) Post Diagnostic Support This support may contain a number of elements: I. Supporting Primary Care: II. To provide access to a single point of contact for people with dementia and their carers, operational five days a week. III. Responding to early detection of functional change: IV. Post diagnostic support should be delivered within the context of multi-morbidity. V. To promote support and inclusion for people with dementia and their carers using the service through provision of support/access to purposeful, stimulating and meaningful activities. VI. Advanced Care Planning. VII. Additional Interventions. d) Dementia Friendly Community: Take a lead in ensuring the continued recognition of Brighton & Hove as a Dementia Friendly City by raising the profile of dementia and reducing stigma. This is a process designed to help the Commissioner form a view of the best way to commission the service and is not the beginning of a Tender exercise. A further Tender advertisement will be issued at the appropriate time where required. The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/soepscommissioning/aspx/Home. Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address