NHS Leeds West CCG (on behalf of 3 Leeds CCGs): Ophthalmology AQP

Window 2: This is a second window for the Ophthalmology AQP Service.

Commissioners in Leeds are committed to ensuring that there is an active framework for fostering continuous improvement in the delivery of eye health services as a whole.

Providers of community ophthalmology services will be required to contribute to a Consultant Led Ophthalmology Network, (CLODN) with a responsibility to develop and implement citywide approaches to :- • Reducing unwarranted clinical variation • Development of appropriate, safe and effective clinical pathways and protocols (including care being delivered in appropriate settings using appropriate skill mixing • Sharing best practice • Fostering innovation • Assuring quality • Fostering system integration • Supervising system wide audit, training and development, and peer review/peer support.

The service will:  Offer patients a choice of locations and appointment times, ensuring equitable timely and appropriate access;  Ensure that patients are seen and treated in a safe environment, most appropriate to their care needs;  Provide best value for money, delivering effective and sustainable use of resources.

A comprehensive consultant-led community ophthalmology service to provide a full local pathway for Leeds patients encompassing: • Clinical assessment and triage • Opinion and Advice for patients and referrers • Treatment and recovery where applicable • Discharge back to the appropriate level of care • Referral onwards only where appropriate Max price is based on 3+1+1 We are planning to have a bidder event in the first couple of weeks of the tender.

Please ensure you keep an eye out for details which will be sent as a Bravo broadcast message to all providers who have expressed an interest in NHS Sourcing.