Virtual Ward and Clinical Outpatient Services

The overall aim of the Virtual Ward and Clinical Outpatients Services Framework Agreement is to provide responsive and time limited support to individuals who are medically fit to receive treatment outside of an acute hospital by providing defined clinical services and/or advice/information/signposting to inform a care pathway which enables patients to safely resettle at home and promote independent and choice.

The service provider will facilitate appropriate interventions and provide pharmacy treatments at home or at outpatient clinics close to home.

This will promote independence and reduce the likelihood of hospital readmission or long term care.

The interventions will be prompt and provide access to services which enable timely discharge or admission.

The resulting Framework Agreement will be for the East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub (EoECPH) members, as well as any additional new members to this organisations throughout the duration of any upcoming framework.

Subject to successful application for associate membership this Framework Agreement will include, and be for the benefit of any publicly funded (both wholly and partially funded) entity in the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England.

This will include, but is not limited to: acute, ambulance, mental health, clinical commissioning groups, health and care trusts, area teams, local authorities, social enterprises, private providers delivering an NHS Commissioned Service and Special Health Authorities, HSC in Northern Ireland, NHS Scotland and NHS Wales, including any successor or emerging organisations, which will include but is not limited to the emerging landscape of combined health and social care commissioners and providers.

This will include any statutory and other successor organisations to any of the foregoing.

Please follow the links below to identify specific organisations: - NHS trusts: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx - Clinical Commissioning Groups: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx - Area Teams: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx - Local Authorities: https://www.lgbce.org.uk/records-and-resources/local-authorities-in-england - Special health authorities: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx - HSC in Northern Ireland: http://online.hscni.net/other-hsc-organisations - NHS Scotland: http://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/ - NHS Wales: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory.

The members of the East of England NHS CPH may be found at: https://www.eoecph.nhs.uk/our-customers.htm