Orthotic services

Tender description

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) requires an in and out-patient based, cost effective, accessible specialist vascular/diabetic active and high foot risk orthotic patient service (the service). The service is to include the diagnosis, treatment, fitting, maintaining and repairing of orthoses for adults in line with the agreed access criteria while responding to changing medical and social needs of the orthotics user. The service provider must facilitate the treatment and rehabilitation of the patient. This is to be achieved through the assessment of need and the provision of an orthoses that will either remedy or relieve a medical condition or disability, and may prevent the development of more disabling conditions. The service provider must provide a lead clinician to be the specialist in Vascular/ Diabetes MDFT Active and High Foot Risk Orthotic provision and appropriately trained support staff. The team should also have dedicated management time allocated for the service lead and a reporting structure should be created specifying accountability and responsibility for each member of staff. The Service provider will provide a weekly service within the vascular/diabetes multi/interdisciplinary clinics and work closely with all members of the team. It is of particular importance that the provider works closely with podiatry, orthotics, physiotherapy and secondary care surgical provision to ensure a seamless approach to patient care.