Primary Care Extended Access for Thurrock CCG

Description

Extended Access for Thurrock CCG patients requirements: • 1. Signed up Memorandum of Understanding from each Practice to access their registered list of patients. 2. There must be 100% percentage cover from 1st May 2018 for Thurrock CCG compared with the March 2019 imposed by NHE England attached. 3. The funding is for 2 years only and non-recurring and although indicative per weighted population funds for year 1 and year 2 have been announced the actual amount of money may be reduced. 4. The extended access service must be based on the Primary Care Newham model of care and including staff such as GPs, Advance Nurse Specialists, Clinical Pharmacist, physiotherapists, paramedics, Consultant, Long Term Conditions specialist, etc. 5. Collaboratively work with existing incumbent covering evenings, Saturdays and Sundays. 6. Promote actively advertising the services to Stakeholders, Community and Secondary Care environments. 7. Be able to take NHS 111 directly bookable appointments and follow due diligence process and validation of patient experience. 8. The new organization must be able to deliver within the CCG defined locality footprint 9. IT expectation is that it must be interoperable with SystmOne and having arrangements with non SystmOne practices. 10. CQC registration must be a rating of "Good" or above. 11. Interested organisations must have some experience of delivering this kind of service at scale. The CCG has carried out a due diligence process on Neera Medical Centre and believes that they are best placed to provide these services as they already hold a seven year contract with NHS England to deliver these services. They have also invested in capital and workforce that would enable them to expand their existing services. If any other organisation would like to express an interest by 5pm Monday 4th December 2017 if they believe that they are capable of delivering the above requirements then the CCG will run a competitive process.