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NHS England to reveal competitive tender for vulnerable practices
NHS England has announced its much-delayed £46m scheme, designed to provide support for vulnerable GP practices, will be unveiled in June.
The scheme was first announced in the summer of 2015 as part of health secretary Jeremy Hunt’s new deal and will include coaching and mentoring support for practices which are identified as vulnerable.
According to Pulse, a ‘prior information notice’ has been published by NHS England to identify potential organisations who could provide support to vulnerable practices. Such organisations who are successful in the tender will be funded to provide support under the £10 million vulnerable practices fund.
The notice directs that providers will be expected to help vulnerable practices with: diagnostic support (identifying the detailed needs of the practice); practice management (strategic and operational development); leadership and management (development of skills, organisational structure); infrastructure (IT, HR, premises, finance); organisational development (mergers); mentoring and coaching; and reports/analysis.
In the notice NHS England said: “The intention in developing this framework is to facilitate support to primary care providers in a way that moves towards greater resilience and a strategically aligned sustainable model of care.”
Providers who are interested in taking part can attend two ‘market engagement’ events, one in London and one in Leeds, taking place on 28 and 29 respectively.
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