Provision of Virtual Ward General Practitioner Services

Concepts

• general practitioner
• elm grove
• general practitioners
• virtual ward general practitioner services
• general
• virtual
• ward
• practitioners
• practitioner
• deputy nursing divisional directorthe intention

Location

Brighton

Description

The Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to procure and collaborate with a provider that can resource General Practitioners across the SCFT footprint to work closely with the Trust’s UCR teams. The expectation is to embed the GPs within each UCR team with support broken down in a hybrid model of ‘On site’ face to face working, ‘Virtual’ support and ‘On Call cover to each UCR team base they are allocated to, each with an expectation to be able to do any urgent patient visits at the patient’s place of residence (within Sussex). This requirement is paramount to the delivery of the pathway to keep acute patients safely out of hospital and at the place they call home.

Total Quantity or Scope

The Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to procure and collaborate with a provider that can resource General Practitioners (GPs) across the SCFT footprint to work closely with the Trust’s UCR teams. The expectation is to embed the GPs within each UCR team with support broken down in a hybrid model of ‘On site’ face to face working, ‘Virtual’ support and ‘On Call cover to each UCR team base they are allocated to, each with an expectation to be able to do any urgent patient visits at the patient’s place of residence (within Sussex). This requirement is paramount to the delivery of the pathway to keep acute patients safely out of hospital and at the place they call home.

CPV Codes

• 85121100 - General-practitioner services

Indicators

Other Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.Details of decision makers:Dr Karen Eastman - Chief Medical OfficerHollie Poole - Operational Divisional DirectorKim Fretter - Deputy Nursing Divisional DirectorThe intention is to award a contract using the most suitable provider process.Please contact Dagmar Hagen-Machell with expressions of interest to be considered as the most suitable supplier. Dagmar.hagen@nhs.net This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intended approach notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.’