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Berks West CCG — Integrated Community and Surgical Ophthalmology Service.
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Background:The NHS Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group Federation is seeking expressions of interest in a forthcoming tender for a new integrated Community and Surgical Ophthalmology Service within Berkshire West CCG areas, which includes Newbury and District CCG, North and West Reading CCG, South Reading CCG and Wokingham CCG.The Vision:NHS Berkshire West CCG Federation is looking for a high-quality, effective and timely advice, assessment, diagnosis and treatment ophthalmology service in a community setting. It will be cost-effective, meet all relevant clinical and quality standards (including NICE guidelines), ensuring only those patients requiring a hospital-based specialist service are referred on. It will also reduce the time taken for patients to move from ophthalmology referral to diagnosis and treatment, undertake specified ophthalmology surgical procedures in a community setting and be a more convenient service for the patient.Scope of Service:The Community Ophthalmology and Surgical Service will cover adult and child patients (under 16 for orthoptics only) who are registered with GPs in the Berkshire West CCG catchment area and will include:The Service will consist of the following elements:a) Triage of referrals to the Service;b) Appointments to see patients for initial ophthalmology diagnosis, treatment (if required) and follow up consultation (if necessary);c) Ocular Hypertension refinement.Exclusion criteria:a) Suspected cancers;b) Patients who need cataract surgery;c) Patients with diabetic retinopathy;d) Wet AMD;e) Patients likely to need inpatient surgery;f) Glaucoma or suspected Glaucoma.The Provider will undertake selected procedures included within the following Health Resource Groups (HRGs):a) BZ07A Minor Occuplastics Procedures, 19 years and over;b) BZ07B Minor Occuplastics Procedures, 18 years and under;c) BZ10A Minor Orbits or Lacrimal Procedures, 19 years and over;d) BZ10B Minor Orbits or Lacrimal Procedures, 18 years and under;e) BZ13Z Cornea / Sclera- Category 1.Exclusions:a) Blepharoplasty;b) Brow Lift;c) Destructive Interventions of Asymptomatic Benign Skin Lesions.The contract is expected to be for 3 years plus an optional extension of 2 years and will commence in April 2017. The annual contract value is expected to be in the region of 506 000 GBP per annum.A PIN was published on Contracts Finder in June 2016 and this notice was to determine the procurement route for this service.Interested parties must submit a compliant Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) if they wish to be further considered, which will evaluate the capacity, capability and experience of potential bidders. This will be used to short-list successful applicants to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage.The procurement will be conducted through the commissioner's e-procurement system, In-Tend. More information on the next steps and the procurement process in general is provided within the PQQ documentation, available through In-Tend system.If you are not yet registered on In-Tend, please visit: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/scwcsu/aspx/RegistrationThe closing date for registering an expression of interest and returning completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQs) is 13:00 on 15.8.2016.
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85121281 - Ophthalmologist services
85323000 - Community health services
85160000 - Optician services
85121300 - Surgical specialist services
Keywords
eye examination
vision testing
glaucoma screening
cataract assessment
ocular disease treatment
retinal imaging
ophthalmic surgery prep
eye health diagnostics
specialist eyecare
ophthalmology clinic services
complex surgery
specialist surgical care
neurosurgery
cardiovascular surgery
orthopedic surgery
advanced surgical procedures
specialist surgeon teams
surgical diagnostics
operative interventions
surgical consultancy
eye testing
lens fitting
optometric examination
eyeglass prescription
contact lens consultation
vision screening
refraction services
optical dispensing
visual acuity testing
optical frame fitting
public health outreach
community nursing
health education programmes
immunisation clinics
primary care outreach
preventive health services
community wellness
mobile health units
local health promotion
healthcare access services
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