Medical practice and related services

Tender description

Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council wish to undertake a procurement process to identify and appoint a number of service providers to provide Public Health community-based services. The requirements have been divided into the following lots: Lot 1: CBS20-21(01) Provision of Smoking Cessation Pharmacotherapy; Lot 2: CBS20-21(02) Provision of NHS Health Checks; Lot 3: CBS20-21(03) Provision of intrauterine device (IUD), intrauterine system (IUS) and sub-dermal implants (SDI) Fitting and Removal Service for contraceptive purposes and for gynaecological (non-contraceptive) purposes including management of menorrhagia and hormone replacement therapy (HRT); Lot 4: CBS20-21(04) Provision of oral Emergency Contraception (EC) to women under 25 years of age. The stop smoking service forms part of a wider tobacco control programme. The stop smoking service is targeted at those individuals who smoke and are thinking of either quitting or cutting down their tobacco use. The stop smoking service will identify those smokers who want and are eligible to use prescription-only medication (Varenicline/Champix) as part of their overall treatment plan. The Leicestershire and Rutland NHS Health Check programme should be delivered in accordance with the contractual and statutory requirements of the GMS /PMS /APMS contracts/agreements. The provider must comply with all applicable statutory and other legal requirements and regulations, all relevant voluntary and compulsory codes of conduct, all relevant professional standards and all applicable National Health Service and County Council directives, guidelines and codes, as stipulated in this service specification. AIM: to reduce levels of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk and associated premature mortality in Leicestershire County and Rutland County through primary care; ensuring systematic and proactive identification and management of patients with 20 % or greater risk of CVD event in next 10 years (based on a 10-year risk equation). This is in line with the 2016 NICE Guidance on vascular risk assessment. The provision, monitoring, fitting and removal of Intrauterine Devices (IUDs), Intrauterine Systems (IUSs) and/or Sub-Dermal Implants (SDIs) to a practice population as part of a wider range of contraceptive options provided, and the provision, review and subsequent removal, of Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System (LNG-IUS) for gynaecological (non-contraceptive) purposes including management of menorrhagia and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) commissioned on behalf of the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). Ongoing management of gynaecological issues are not included in this agreement. (The element of care covered by this specification in relation to use of LNG-IUS for management of gynaecological conditions such as menorrhagia is detailed in Appendix B.) This service will be provided by the provider for all registered patients only, unless otherwise agreed by the local authorities. The provision of free oral emergency contraception from community based settings situated within the local authority boundaries: (a) this service must be delivered by appropriately accredited clinical practitioners (e.g. Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain registered) working at the designated community provider and their name and registration number must be given as requested by the local authority; b) the aim of this service is to reduce unintended conception and improve sexual health for young people.