Community and Short-Stay Admission Avoidance Service Market Engagement - C&W

Description

***THIS ADVERT IS FOR A MARKET ENGAGEMENT EVENT ONLY*** NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands CSU on behalf of NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB are seeking to run a market engagement event for providers who have the relevant experience and skills to provide a Community and Short-Stay Admission Avoidance Service. The Aims and Objectives of the Service are to: • To reduce the number of inappropriate hospital admissions for people with a learning disability or autistic people who are in mental health crisis and may have complex needs, by providing intervention and crisis management. • To prevent crisis situations from escalating by providing timely and appropriate interventions. • To provide a safe and supportive environment for people with a learning disability or autism at risk of inappropriate admission to a specialist learning disability, mental health or acute hospital setting. • To promote independence and improve quality of life by supporting individuals to manage their mental health and develop coping strategies. • To provide short term support enabling a return to home for those referred to the service from inpatient settings including acute settings. The market engagement event will be held virtually, via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, January 14th between 11.00am and 12.00am. Interested organisations should register their interest via the Atamis Health Family system: https://atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome, searching for contract reference C408854. Organisations should also complete the short registration form/survey regarding the service. The portal also contains useful information for organisations such as the draft specification, for which the ICB is keen to receive constructive feedback. Once the form has completed, interested organisations will be contacted with the relevant joining details.