WMCPC Admission and Triage Unit

Description

Birmingham Women and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, as Lead Provider of the West Midlands CAMHS Provider Collaborative (WMCPC) (https://toucanwestmids.nhs.uk/), intend to commission an Admission and Triage Unit (ATU) for children and young people within the West Midlands (aged 13-18) who require intensive mental health support and a brief admission for assessment if required. Lot 1: The successful Provider will work to the following aims and objectives:<br/><br/>- Provide a safe place for young people who present with mental ill health, distress and/or display behaviours that challenges and/or have complex needs.  <br/><br/>- Reduce/manage behaviours that challenge, working with the young person to reduce/prevent the need for the use of restrictive practices and/or inpatient services, wherever possible.   <br/><br/>- Provide a safe bed-based service where an inpatient admission is being sought but a bed is not currently available, and it is deemed not safe for the young person to remain in their home or an acute ward.  <br/><br/>- Provide access to inpatient care 24 hours a day 7 days a week, where the alternative may be within an inappropriate setting including remaining in a 136 suite or Emergency Department.  <br/><br/>- Give time for the young person to de-escalate from their situation in a safe place and allow professionals further time to assess and determine appropriate service(s) and support for the young person to access. <br/> <br/>- Support young people to receive timely and effective care in the least restrictive environment.  <br/><br/>- Reduce inpatient admissions to Tier 4 CAMHS inpatient units and/or reduce inpatient bed days through early access to de-escalation.  <br/><br/>- Provide a range of evidenced based therapeutic support for young person’s recovery and de-escalation from their current situation.  <br/><br/>- Provide specialist mental health assessment by a specialist multi-disciplinary team.   <br/><br/>- Where appropriate, contribute to an existing formulation or commence a formulation following a holistic assessment of the young person’s strengths and needs.  <br/><br/>As a result of this Most Suitable Provider process, a Contract will be awarded to the successful Provider for a period of 2 years (1st April 2025 to 31st March 2027).<br/><br/>This notice is an intention to award a contract under the Most Suitable Provider process. The Admission and Triage Unit is a new service. The most suitable provider identified is an existing provider.