In area Adult Acute Patient Beds

Concepts

• norwich
• health services
• nsft
• area adult acute patient beds
• patient care
• adult acute patient beds
• area patient placements - with
• aims of these services
• norfolk and suffolk nhs foundation trust
• service users

Location

East of England:

Description

The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), are seeking expressions of interest for the creation on an in area (Norfolk and Suffolk) specialist framework for adult Acute Patient beds. The framework seeks suppliers that are able to provide additional capacity to prevent out of area patient placements - with the intent to appoint one, or multiple, qualified and capable suppliers to a new framework agreement. The aims of these services is to provide high quality, holistic care for service users in the most acute and vulnerable state of their illness. This will be provided in collaboration with service users, carers, and statutory and non-statutory organisations to ensure that any admissions and inpatient episodes are timely and appropriate. The key aims are to: • Provide a variety of psychosocial, psychiatric and therapeutic activities, in line with NICE Guidelines relevant to the presenting need of the service user. • Provide assessments, treatment and multidisciplinary care, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to service users experiencing acute mental health problems. • Ensure that service users are in inpatient care for the minimum time necessary, supporting the service user to maintain their links in the community where possible and practical • Where relevant maintain or create links with primary care to ensure that the service user's GP is updated on patient care at the time of assessment, admission, care plan review and any changes to care provided, where there is a significant change in a service user's clinical presentation and/or risk and receives a discharge summary following discharge in line with NSFT's discharge policy. • The Provider will ensure that there is a collaborative approach to care planning with NSFT and other care providers including the service users support network as they identify. • The Provider will operate within the legal frameworks. These services are to made available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round.

Total Quantity or Scope

The aims of these services is to provide high quality, holistic care for service users in the most acute and vulnerable state of their illness. This will be provided in collaboration with service users, carers, and statutory and non-statutory organisations, in order to ensure that any admissions and inpatient episodes are timely and appropriate. … • The Provider will operate within the legal frameworks and all appropriate legislation. Qualified and capable bidders, who operate within the parameters of Norfolk and Suffolk, are asked to express their interest in this opportunity to steven.worley@nchc.nhs.uk before 1200 on Wednesday 30th August 2023 Additional information: Under the restrictions of the Light Touch Regime, the Trust may reserve the right to open the framework for new applicants during the term of the framework agreement as part of an annual review process.

Renewal Options

The Trust reserves the right to extend the framework agreement by a maximum additional period of 24 months (maximum framework length shall not exceed 48 months).

CPV Codes

• 85100000 - Health services

Indicators

• Renewals are available.
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

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