Gastroenterologist Consultant Clinical Support Sessions - Durham Tees Valley

The services as outlined will be provided: • 1 session per week with the Gastroenterologist Consultant o No onsite presence required at Westpark/Birch or any other facilities. o Provision of offsite clinical advice and support  phone call for urgent/same day clinical issues.  email for non-urgent advice and guidance. • Remote attendance to a monthly MDT meeting to streamline care and upskill staff. Gastroenterologist Consultant Clinical Support Sessions - Durham Tees Valley to be provided by County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust This notice is confirmation of an award having been made due to an urgent circumstance The contract award is urgent due to an identified risk to patient care within trust Adult mental health services.

We require the support of a Gastroenterologist Consultant to provide care and advice as required. We therefore need to award this contract at pace to prevent risk to patient care.

The contract term is 12 months with an annual value of Circa £20,000. Contracted services will be provided between March 25 to March 26 Additional information: This contract has been awarded under the urgent circumstances provision of the Provider Selection Regime (PSR).

This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.' You must: Reguation 14 was applied because The contract award is urgent due to an identified risk to patient care within trust Adult mental health services.

We require the support of a Gastroenterologist Consultant to provide care and advice as required. We therefore need to award this contract at pace to prevent risk to patient care. Decision makers are Shaun Mayo - General Manager(19/02/25) , Jamie Todd - Director of Operations & Transformation DTVF CAMHS, Adult Mental Health and Ridgeway Secure Inpatient Services (27/02/25), Claire Bestford - Principle Finance Business Partner (13/02/25) Liz Romaniak Director of Finance and Estates (05/03/25) No declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest.