GP Streaming In the Emergency Department

Concepts

• health and social work
• prescot
• gp streaming
• the emergency department
• streaming
• emergency
• ed services
• patient flow
• ed
• high demand

Location

North West England: Whiston Hospital Warrington Road Prescot Merseyside L35 5DR

Description

Provision of short term GP streaming service in the Emergency Department (ED) to aid patient flow and ensure the continuation of safe and effective service provision, during high demand for ED services.

Total Quantity or Scope

Supply of services. Additional information: Price weighting is to ensure value for money in resect of the use of public funds.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

The term can be extended for a further 4 weeks subject to a comprehensive needs assessment by the Trust, which will include the ongoing demand for ED services.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services

Indicators

• Options are available.

Legal Justification

The Trust had declared a critical incident in it's Emergency Department due the volume and complexity of patients attending for urgent treatment. To ensure the service remained safe and without risk, the Trust had to mobilise an addtional measure of primary care streaming in the ED, to ensure patients attending were seen in priority order, by an appropriate clinican, based on their presenting condition.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Not Applicable