General-practitioner services

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NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (NHS Arden and GEM CSU) on behalf of the Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group, acting as lead Commissioner for the Derbyshire Clinical commissioning Groups which include (North Derbyshire CCG, Hardwick CCG and Erewash) are inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified providers capable of delivering Extend Access GP services for patients registered with a Derbyshire GP. The General Practice Forward View (GPFV), published in 2016 set out to transform primary care services through to 2020. One of the key drivers within the GPFV is to provide more convenient access to primary care at evenings and weekends. By 1.10.2018 the Mandate requires that 100 % of the country will benefit from extended access to GP appointments at evenings and weekends (including Bank Holidays). Services will cover all patients registered with a Derbyshire GP (weighted list size total at October 2017 1,1 m) The aims, objectives and vision of the service is to provide access to core primary care services from place based clinical hubs providing pre-bookable and same day appointments at evenings and weekends (including bank holidays) for patients registered with a Derbyshire GP. A minimum additional 30 minutes consultation capacity per 1 000 population per week. Evening access, Monday to Friday a minimum of 1,5 hours per night (5 evenings) 6:30 — 8:00 pm, weekend access, Saturday and Sunday (minimum of 3 hours per day) and Bank Holidays a minimum of 1,5 hours per day at a reasonable time. There must be a mixture of pre-bookable and on the day appointments (average of 15 minute appointments) As a minimum the clinical hub model must be led by either a GP or ANP/ACP with access to a GP when required by the service or patients.