NHS Wakefield Community Cataracts AQP window 2

Tender description

NHS Wakefield CCG is seeking providers who can provide a cataract care delivered in community settings within the boundaries of Wakefield District for access to Wakefield patients. The overarching aims/objectives of the service are: • To provide equitable, timely and appropriate access to cataract care; • To Provide cataract care in accordance with the commissioning policy of NHS Wakefield CCG; • To provide cataract care as part of a care pathway developed by NHS Wakefield CCG; • To ensure patients are seen and treated in a safe environment; • To provide cataract care as part of the local ophthalmology ‘model of care’ developed by NHS Wakefield CCG; • To ensure the effective and sustainable use of resources. The overarching outcomes of the service are for the successful provider(s) to evidence: • Improved visual outcomes for patients, post-surgery; • The incidence of post-operative complications being in accordance with preoperative risk factors • Patients’ satisfaction with the outcome of surgery. As the service will be commissioned under AQP arrangements, payment will be made at national tariff for consultant-led care; there is no guarantee of income. The provider has full responsibility for the costs of any drugs used/prescribed within the service. No Market Forces Factor (MFF) will be paid for this service. A CQUIN scheme to the value of 2.5% of the provider’s actual annual activity will be made available