Provision of services to the community

Tender description

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde wish to commission a specialist support service for people affected by Epilepsy. The Epilepsy support service is expected to provide a person-centred, flexible, equalities-sensitive model of care which provides support throughout the many years which people will live with the condition. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde wish to commission a specialist support service for people affected by Epilepsy. The Epilepsy support service is expected to provide a person-centred, flexible, equalities-sensitive model of care which provides support throughout the many years which people will live with the condition. Key roles of the service will include: a focus on self-management for people with Epilepsy which helps to support them outwith the hospital environment. Assisting individuals to navigate the health and social care system, including signposting to relevant existing NHS, HSCP, and other Third Sector services. Assisting individuals in navigating the benefits system. Emotional support to people with Epilepsy and their families or carers. Provision of information and advice, including supporting literature, to people with Epilepsy and their families or carers. Building peer support networks and other non-medicalised interventions for supporting people with Epilepsy and their families or carers.