Provision of Paediatric Orthotic Services - Southampton

Call for Expressions of Interest Approximate annual value £16.4K Service - The provision of an effective Orthotic service - this will involve the clinical assessment for prescription and the supply and maintenance of orthoses as well as some Orthotic manufacturing and repair/maintenance ability (on site).

1.2 This service is managed by Solent NHS Trust and has operated for a number of years managed by the Solent Childrens Therapy locality managers.

It exists to provide the NHS with specialist orthotics assessment and manufacturing skills.

Solent will undertake a quality review once a year.

1.3 The client group encompasses the following groups of children agreed 0 - 16 years (0 - 19 years if attending special school), residing in the boundaries of Southampton City (NHS) and the Solent West provided areas of South West Hampshire and North East Hampshire Excluding Farnham: - Children with orthopaedic conditions which affect their mobility - Children with neurological conditions which affect their mobility - Children with postural management needs - Children with developmental delay