Norfolk Community Learning Disability and Intensive Support Service

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NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board is inviting suitably qualified and experienced providers to express their interest in delivering a Norfolk Community Learning Disability and Intensive Support Service<br/><br/>The Community Learning Disability Service will work with all people with a learning disability registered with a GP in Norfolk. To access the services of Tier 3 and Tier 4 of the service specification, adults must be 18+. <br/><br/>To classify as severe learning disability, the following features must be present:<br/><br/>• A significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information or learn new skills (impaired intelligence).<br/>• A reduced ability to cope independently (impaired social functioning).<br/>• This must begin before adulthood, with a lasting effect on development.<br/><br/>This definition encompasses people with a broad range of disabilities. The presence of a low intelligence quotient, for example an IQ below 70, is not itself, a sufficient reason for deciding whether an individual should be provided with additional health and social care support.<br/><br/>We also want the Community Learning Disability Service to advise, guide, up-skill and raise awareness with social care provision and primary care. In these instances, these cases may be for a wider spectrum of people rather than just those with a severe learning disability. <br/><br/>Service Aims<br/>• Supporting access to mainstream health services.<br/>• Enabling others to deliver high-quality, person-centered care. <br/>• Delivering direct therapeutic interventions.<br/>• Positive response to crisis situations.<br/>• Quality assurance.<br/>• Strategic service development and transformation in support of commissioners..<br/><br/>This is a 3 year contract with the option to extend for up to an additional 2 years. The contract has an annual value of £6.614m per annum. <br/><br/>The Contracting Authority will be using an eTendering system for this market testing exercise. Further information and the expression of interest documentation can be found via the ‘Live Opportunities’ list on the e-procurement system at the following link: https://health-family-contract-search.secure.force.com/?searchtype=Projects. You can search for the opportunity by entering the following contract ref C309175.

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