Provision of Out of Hours GMS Support to HMP Cardiff

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HMP Cardiff is a Category B men’s prison located close to the centre of Cardiff, operated by HMPPS. It has an operational capacity of 820 with between 70 and 100 new receptions a week. As a local remand prison, HMP Cardiff accepts males aged 18 plus who are remanded into custody from the local court catchment area of South East Wales. It also houses sentenced Category B and C prisoners. There are full time education, training and employment opportunities for men in HMP Cardiff; there is also a resettlement unit offering offending behaviour programmes and work- based courses as part of preparation for release. Cardiff and Vale UHB is responsible for delivering primary, mental and physical healthcare services at the prison, under a five-year partnership agreement between HMPPS, the Welsh Government, Local Health Boards and Public Health Wales. Men are received into HMP Cardiff Monday-Saturday and on all Bank Holidays except Christmas Day and Easter Sunday. Over the past 2 years, a Provider from England has provided a telephone advice, out of hours service only to the healthcare team in HMP Cardiff. The second year of this contract expires at the end of January 2023. Based on a review of service needs within HMP Cardiff, the Locality is now seeking a revised contract arrangement for OOhrs General Medical Services provided by GPs, that which better aligns with the day time GP service and can provide improved continuity of care for prisoners , through the provision of site visitations and where required, remote support with management of workload. The Locality is seeking a Provider to deliver the following service as a minimum to HMP Cardiff GP delivered, telephone support between 1700hrs to 0800hrs on Weekdays (excluding bank holidays) GP delivered telephone support from 1700hrs on a Friday through to 0800hrs on a Monday (ie 24 hours) and 24 hours on a bank holidays. In addition, the opportunity to commission additional capacity to support with the management of clinical requests out of hours on an ‘as requested basis is also an element of service for discussion with interested providers. The contract will be offered on the basis of a 2- year period, plus option for a further 12 month extension