Provision of Insourced Neurology OP Services - HHP

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PSR Competitive Procedure for the Provision of Insourced Neurology OP Services for Humber Health Partnership (HHP) on behalf of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust CPV: 85121200-5 Medical Specialist Services Contract for the period 01/04/2025 to 31/03/2026 with option to extend for a further 3 months. Estimated contract value £600,000 for the initial 12 month term (£750,000 inc. 3mth extension option). HHP plan to work in partnership with an Independent Sector (IS) Provider to facilitate provision of additional neurology outpatient clinics in support of a focussed backlog clearance programme. The IS provider will offer appropriately qualified and experienced Consultant Neurologists along with appropriate Healthcare Assistants (HCA) to support additional Neurology outpatient activity that is to be delivered. This will initially focus on General Neurology and Epilepsy both Face to Face and telephone clinics, for patients aged 18 and over. This may be extended over to other areas such as headache if required. HHP Clinical Admin Team will book the patients. An all-day clinic session will have capacity for 14 New patient slots to include clinical correspondence dictation. The sessions will be arranged initially over the weekends with options to be explored for weekday sessions in the future. Patients sent to the IS Provider will include general Neurology and epilepsy patients. Patients excluded include dystonia, dementia, CNS/Brain Cancer, urgent epilepsy (1st seizures), movement disorder and neuromuscular pathways will be excluded from this agreement. The clinic bookings will be made according to the service need.