Greater Manchester Trans Health Services - Gender Dysphoria Services for Adults (Non Surgical)

Tender description

The current model for delivery of non-surgical therapeutic interventions for adults with gender dysphoria is restricted to a number of Gender Dysphoria Clinics in England, who provide: assessment, diagnosis; overall care coordination; and who deliver or arrange access to psychological interventions and voice and communication therapy; and make recommendations for prescribing of endocrine therapies. NHS England will commission and directly contract for an early adopter pilot that will evaluate how the service delivered by a specialist Gender Dysphoria Clinic (adults from 17 years of age) can be delivered by a primary care team in a local setting. The primary care team will receive accredited academic and experiential training funded by NHS England. The scope of delivery is expected to be developed on a phased basis to reflect the increased competencies attained through the accredited training programme. The Trans Health Service will have a formal relationship with a Gender Dysphoria Clinic that is commissioned by NHS England. The Trans Health Service and the Gender Dysphoria Clinic will work together to develop the necessary joint working arrangements for the management of individuals accessing the service. The Trans Health Service will participate in a formal evaluation of the service over two years. A briefing event for interested parties will be held on Friday 25th October 2019 at 2:00pm via a Webex Teleconference. Providers wishing to attend the briefing event should register their interest via the In-Tend portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/Home with the following details: - name of attendee(s) - Email address, - job Title of attendee(s), - organisation details, including address and contact details. Sign in details will be circulated to all registered attendees. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.