Community Physiotherapy Services

Tender description

NHS Brent Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is inviting suitably qualified and experienced healthcare providers to submit tenders for the provision of a Community Physiotherapy Service (CPS) for the patients of Brent. As part of the NHS Brent Out of Hospital Strategy, Brent CCG wishes to redesign its community physiotherapy services provision. The new clinical model will require all referrals to be clinically triaged by suitably qualified and experienced practitioners, to ensure patients are directed to the right point of care. Under a revised service specification, the new community based service is expected to deliver the following benefits: • Improved clinical model - patients will have access to a high quality, safe, effective and standard service. • Improved waiting times - within 5 to 10 days depending upon priority • Patients seen in right place first time; • Increased access flexibility and availability - patients may be referred to the service by their GP referral, when appropriate they may be directed to the service without needing to see a GP, or patients may self-refer. • Patients will be able to book their appointments at convenient times to them, including evenings and weekend appointments at the Service locations. • Quality of life improvements through personally tailored care and treatment; • Earlier diagnosis of conditions, through shorter waiting times and the right care 
first time, allowing for early intervention as clinically appropriate; • Providing services in an environment that supports education, patients and carers, including self-management • Services will be much more integrated/ joined-up - between patients, carers 
and the clinical team, No matter how patients access the service, all referrals will be clinically triaged against the same clinical guidelines and criteria before a decision is made on the appropriate treatment/care required. The services will have to operate in an integrated way with a single patient record compatible with EMIS Web, which is the standard system used by primary care. The service will also be expected to participate in providing health promotion advice and services for prevention of disease progression including, for example, exercise promotion It is expected the new service will commence at the end of October 2018. It is estimated that the service will need to manage around 60,000 and 70,000 contacts a year. It is planned that the contract will be for 5 years. The annual value of the contract is estimated to be between £1.55m and £1.75m. The total maximum contract value is estimated at £8.75m Please Note: Access to procurement documents associated with this opportunity will be made available via the EU-Supply Portal from the 29 March 2018. The CCG intends to hold a market engagement event on the 24th April 2018. Further information about the time and location of the event and how to register if you wish to attend will available via the EU-Supply Portal from the 29 March 2018