St Mary's Treatment Centre, Portsmouth

Description

This is NOT a new contract award, this notice is being issued in order for a PCR Regulation 72 Modification Notice to be placed due to issues with Contracts Finder archived notices. The Contract was advertised on 31st July 2014 following a full open and transparent tender process advertised on Contracts Finder. The Contract was awarded for 5 Years plus optional 2 x's 12 month extensions periods in June 2015. Please note the Awarding Contracting Authority at the time was NHS Portsmouth CCG, South East Hampshire CCG and Fareham and Gosport CCG, the new legal entity for the CCG is Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB. The Contract was awarded to Care UK Clinical Services Ltd who now operate as Practice Plus Group, following the completion of the full tender process. The Service provides urgent, elective, and diagnostic care for residents of Portsmouth and Southeast Hampshire. Urgent Urgent Treatment Centre • Minor Injuries Unit (Children and Adults over 18yrs) - Patients are assessed and treated for minor injuries and simple fractures in line with National standards and best practice. • Minor Ailments Service (Children and Adults over 18yrs) - Patients are assessed and treated for minor illnesses in line with National standards. Diagnostics • The delivery of a consistent, comprehensive, effective, safe, and appropriate diagnostic imaging service (Children and Adults over 18yrs) providing X-rays, Ultrasound, Echocardiograms Endoscopies and Cardiac event monitors. Elective • Day Surgery (Adults over 18yrs) - The service provides surgical services including outpatient clinics, pre-op assessment and follow up in a safe and effective manner in the following specialties: o Orthopaedics o Gastroenterology o General Surgery and minor skin procedures o Ophthalmology o Urology • Age Related Audiology Service (Adults over 55yrs) - Provision of direct access adult hearing service for age related hearing loss in line with national guidance and local requirements. • Community ENT Service (Adults over 18yrs) - Triage, diagnosis, and where appropriate treatment for the following conditions: o Otalgia o Otorrhoea o Aural Toilet o Otitis Externa o Otitis Media o Impacted Ear Wax removal o Perforation of eardrum o Mastoid cavities requiring evaluation and toileting o Dizziness/vertigo o Nasal Polyps o Chronic Rhinitis o Nose Bleeds (Epistaxis) o Glue Ear o Globus (excluding suspicion of cancer intermittent) • Community Ophthalmology Service - Provides clinical triage of ophthalmology including treatment where appropriate for the following conditions: o Glaucoma o Cataract The Treatment Centre service should provide high quality and cost-effective services to ensure that all patients are treated appropriately in line with adopted NICE clinical guidelines and mandatory technical appraisals, including local Individual Funding Request Policy Guidelines, clinical thresholds and referral criteria. Services should achieve all local and national waiting time targets and other key national and local key quality and performance targets. Please note the Contract value is for the full maximum potential contract period of 7 years which includes extensions.