Community End of Life Care

Description

Community End of Life Care: Lymphoedema Service The ICB is awarding this contract via Direct Award Process C. The total contract value is £458,100. Lot 1: Community End of Life Care: Lymphoedema Service from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025. The aim of the service is: •To provide holistic and disease specific evidence-based care in the management of patients who have Palliative Lymphoedema (all cause), Secondary/Primary Lymphoedema (all cause), Chronic Oedema (all cause) or Lipidoedema. •To provide an integrated seamless service incorporating the treatment of primary and secondary Lymphoedema. •To prepare and support patients or informal carers with self-management if appropriate. •To offer training of community staff - one session per month for ten individuals. This is formal training consisting of theory and practical sessions on the management of lower limb oedema. •Additionally, the service will provide informal support to district nursing teams, undertake joint visits, and offer on the job support and advice to teams. This will allow non-complex patients to be referred to the community teams for ongoing non-specialist treatment. However, patients can be referred back to the specialist team at any time.