Homeless Peripatetic Nursing Service - West London

A Contract Award Notice
by NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES

Source
Contracts Finder
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
0.5 year
Value
£125K
Sector
HEALTH
Published
16 Apr 2021
Delivery
01 Apr 2021 to 30 Sep 2021
Deadline
18 Mar 2021 01:00

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

1 supplier

Description

Provision of peripatetic nursing services in Kensington, Chelsea and North Westminster for 6 months. The aim of the service is to reduce health inequalities and improve health outcomes for the homeless residents placed within the local hostel accommodation. The peripatetic nursing service will: - work closely alongside hostel staff and meet with clients to complete health and wellbeing assessments on-site. - provide follow-up review to meet the client's health and well-being needs and ensure referral and facilitation into primary care and specialist services. - target homeless drop in day centres and churches within the borough. - work within a motivational framework to assist clients to think about adopting healthier behaviours as well as supporting clients to address often serious and frequently untreated health problems. - have developed enhanced referral pathways into services to maximise uptake and provide much needed screening/brief intervention and follow-up support. - provide ad hoc training and support to hostel staff to assist them in managing residents with complex on-going health needs.

Award Detail

1 Central & North West London NHS Trust (London)
  • Value: £125,000

CPV Codes

  • 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

  • Contract is suitable for SMEs.
  • Contract is suitable for VCOs.

Other Information

This is an interim contract for only 6 months to enable the newly formed CCG (North West London CCG) from 1st April 2021 to review its commissioning strategy for this and related community based services.

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