Request for Information Community Musculoskeletal (MSK) Service for NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG

NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) propose to engage with the wider market to inform future service model development and/or commissioning intentions for the provision of an MSK Services for the population of Newcastle and Gateshead.

The objectives are to ensure: • Provide clinical assessment, treatment and clinical leadership within a comprehensive community service. • Enhance the management of patients within the community, and actively manage the demand for secondary care services ensuring patients have prompt access to appropriate treatment and are supported to self-manage where appropriate • To identify patients who are appropriate for surgical intervention and make onwards referral • To work closely with specialists, in the relevant sub-specialities to ensure effective care for patients and develop agreed models of care for common musculoskeletal conditions and pain management. • Support the referring clinician / health professional in identifying and actively managing patients at high risk of chronic pain becoming chronic. • Use shared decision making to deliver support and programmes to patients enabling them to understand and come to terms with their pain. • Enable patients to take ownership and to adopt strategies of living, which allow them to lead as fulfilling and independent lives as possible with less reliance on the health care system. • Work with GPs to increase their knowledge and confidence of diagnosis and management of MSK conditions and in the early intervention of pain management techniques. • Encourage collaborative and cross boundary working with other contracted parties.

Registering an Interest and Market Engagement Exercise The CCG is seeking to obtain input and feedback from provider organisations as part of the development of potential service models for delivery of MSK Services.

If your organisation would like to register an interest in responding to this market engagement exercise and obtain a copy of the Request for Information documentation please go to the PROACTIS portal: https://www.proactisplaza.com/SupplierPortal/?CID=NECS and navigate to NECS186 - MSK Services.

Please note that the deadline for RFI responses is 12.00 noon on Tuesday 11th April 2017.

Please note that all communications and RFI submissions will be conducted via the POACTIS portal.

It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day.

A dedicated helpdesk is available should potential providers have any queries and can be contacted on Suppliersupport@proactis.com ; or http://proactis.kayako.com/suppliernetwork/Core/Default/Index