19-T02 - Occupational Health & Wellbeing Services

Tender description

The East of England Service NHS Trust covers the six counties which make up the East of England – Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk and provides a range of services, but is best known for the 999-emergency service. Our dedicated and skilled staff work 365 days a year, 24 hours a day to make sure patients receive the best possible care. Our diverse area is spread over approximately 7,500 square miles and contains a mix of rural, coastal and urban areas; from Watford to Wisbech and Cromer to Canvey Island. Our services are tailored to meet the needs of each community’s differing medical and environmental needs. The Trust employs circa 5,000 staff and has 1,500 volunteers to deal with more than 3,600 calls every day. Staff and volunteers are trained and experienced in caring for patients in a variety of situations, ranging from life-threatening illness and injury to less serious situations such as falls in the home or patients with minor injuries. In addition, the Trust handles more than 1 million non-emergency patient journeys to and from routine hospital appointments. Further information regarding the Trust can be obtained from www.eastamb.nhs.uk. The Supplier shall enable the Trust to address particular health and attendance issues, meet our statutory obligations with regards to health surveillance, identify the preventative measures that can be taken to minimise the overall risk of sickness absence and to improve employee health and wellbeing in the workplace. The contract duration will be for three (3) years with the option to extend for two (2) further periods of up to twelve (12)