Rapid Access Imaging & Surgery 712605452

Concepts

• health and social work
• lichfield
• rapid access diagnostics
• rapid access
• high-quality diagnostic imaging capabilities
• imaging
• surgery
• images
• image
• rapid

Location

Description

The Authority has a requirement for rapid access to a diagnostic imaging capability and orthopaedic surgical treatment service. The intent of the contract is to treat service personnel diagnosed with, or suffering from suspected musculo-skeletal disorders, with the aim of returning injured service personnel to a deployable health status at the earliest opportunity. Delivery of the requirement may be met by one or more Suppliers. The Authority has a national integrated network of Rehabilitation Facilities. These include the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) at Stanford Hall, 12 Regional Rehabilitation Units (RRUs) (Annex A) and 106 Primary Care Rehabilitation Facilities (PCRFs) based across the UK. The requirement will be utilised for rapid access diagnostics or surgery falls out with the capability or timeliness of Defence or the NHS. All referrals under this contract shall be made via Multi-disciplinary Injury Assessment Clinics (MIACs) which are conducted at RRU's and DMRC, and which are led by Sports & Exercise Consultants and Band 7 Physiotherapists. REQUIREMENT The Supplier is to provide the following three key outputs: a. Diagnostic Imaging 30 Scans per month per RRU for access to a range of high-quality diagnostic imaging capabilities within 15 working days. All images and reports are available via the Image Exchange Portal (IEP). b. Orthopaedic Surgical Treatment 50 surgical procedures per month collectively across all RRUs and DMRC for access to high quality orthopaedic surgical intervention. c. Accelerated Spinal Pathway 20 Spinal procedures per month collectively across all RRUs and DMRC to deliver a 2-week Referral to Treatment (RTT) pathway. Diagnostic Imaging Centres should be available at locations which are convenient for patients to access, with at least one imaging location per RRU being made available under the contract.

CPV Codes

• 85000000 - Health and social work services