NHS England - Improving GPs’ Access to Mental Health Support
NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNITEstimated Value
Up to £0
Deadline
23 February 2018
Published
23 December 2015
Type
Not specified
Overview
NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (NHS Arden & GEM CSU) on behalf of NHS England is carrying out a market engagement exercise for the provision of services to improving GPs’ Access to Mental Health Support. The purpose of this PIN is to notify the market of a forthcoming procurement.
The procurement will seek to appoint a provider(S) that can deliver a service which can improve access to Mental Health Support. Increasing pressures in general practice are one of the reasons why GPs leave the profession.
NHS England and key partners are currently delivering several initiatives to support General Practice including Supporting Vulnerable Practices, the Workforce Action Plan, the Primary Care Transformational Fund, and a new national Occupational Health (OH) Specification. In addition to plans to publish a single national Occupational Health specification, which will ensure far greater consistency in the OH support for GPs across the country, Simon Stevens, Chief Executive, announced in September 2015 that NHS England would go further and look to develop additional services to Improve GPs’ Access to Mental Health Support including combatting issues like stress and burnout.
Contact & helpdesk
There are also several different pathways and services which could be offered to support GP’s Mental Health and Addiction including: •Point of access to the service via various methods i.e. telephone / website; •alternative methods of access via the internet, social media and people have a response back by a suitably qualified clinician/councillor; •Initial contact and assessment/consultation with a suitably qualified clinician/councillor; •Assessment, intervention, and follow-up short term or long term treatment options; •Co-ordination of further care or advice and onward referral into other NHS services with the appropriate skills and resources to meet their needs; •Outreach and leadership in local areas to promote awareness and preventative means to support GPs’ Mental Health.
Additional details
We are currently working closely with our partners to scope out what such a service would be, with a view to putting in place a nationally available service in 2016. Early scoping has informed us that there are several ways which a national service could be delivered; through local providers in different geographies, or by a single lead provider through a hub and spoke structure.
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NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support UnitKey Dates
Published
23 December 2015
Submission deadline
23 February 2018
Notice type
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