PRJ-997 City and Hackney CCG Psychological Therapies Alliance

Description

This is an alliance contract which was set between volunteer sector and NHS Trusts and is intended to increase access to an integrated patient-centred service for the improvement of the wellbeing of the City and Hackney residents. City and Hackney CCG is undergoing a merger with 6 other CCGs on 1-Apr-2021 and is intending to issue a short extension (6 months) to all contracts expiring on 31-Mar-2021 to provide continuity during the merger. This is under regulation 72(b)(i) and 72(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 because a change of contractor cannot be made for technical reasons and would cause significant inconvenience for the CCG. Lot 1: The Psycological Therapies and Wellbeing is a patient-centred alliance model which was set between the VCSME and NHS Trust. This alliance provide improvement on access and function as an integrated physical and health services for the City and Hackney residents. This service has been fundamental for the development of partnership between various organisations wich improve pathways and provide a wider access to patients from all different background. This service supports the access of to mental health services and it is part of the improvement on awareness of commom mental health disorders, access to IAPT and recovery of patientis with mental problems.