Health services

Tender description

The commissioners are seeking a provider to deliver services from the Nottingham Treatment Centre and will cover elective care across the following specialties: 1) Gynaecology; 2) Colorectal Surgery; 3) Dermatology; 4) Endocrinology; 5) Gastroenterology; 6) General Surgery; 7) Hepatology; 8) Orthopaedics; 9) Respiratory; 10) Rheumatology; 11) Pain Management L3; 12) Urology; 13) Vascular Surgery. NHSE The following Services — in the remit of NHS Specialised Commissioning — are also within the scope of this Procurement (subject to final approval): 1) Specialist skin cancer service; 2) Colorectal Faecal Incontinence. The service will deliver the aims by: — having agreed, clear evidence-based pathways and protocols (that comply with national/local guidance), — mandating the use of standardized referral templates, — having clinical triage of referrals, — providing Advice and Guidance ahead of referral, — providing feedback on referrals received, — providing clinical educational sessions (both in the provider's own organization and beyond), — providing opportunities for generalist shadowing specialist clinicians, — using Patient Decision Aids (PDAs) and other quality patient information, — taking a multidisciplinary approach to patient management, — promoting Self-Care and Making Every Contact Count (MECC), — utilizing technology to support Service Users and Clinicians, — adhering to national and local service standards, — adhering to national and local targets, — adopting the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) methodology, — meeting Service Users physical, psychological and emotional needs, — developing “proof of concept” pilots with commissioners, around alternative models of provision, — providing access to high-quality interpreting and translation services for service users, and — working with other local health economy providers and clinicians to the benefit of the local population.