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Hepatitis C in prisons: improving awareness, detection and treatment amongst Gypsy, Romany and Traveller (GRT) offenders
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NHS England are seeking Expressions of Interest from Suppliers capable of meeting the below requirement as part of development of the procurement strategy. Further information on how to register an interest along with the submission requirements, is contained in the attachment to this Notice. There are around 90,000 people within England with the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). Some populations are of higher risk of HCV, including people who were born in endemic countries, people who inject drugs, and those who are in custody. Members of the GRT communities are overrepresented in the prison system, and sometimes even not likely to identify themselves as GRT within the prisons. These populations can therefore be difficult to access, and it is hard to know what their needs are to ensure they are able to access the testing and treatment they might require. There is some research to indicate that NHS England and NHS Improvement must better meet the health and social care needs of GRT offenders as they are potentially at a higher risk of HCV and are less likely to engage with some health services. However, more research is needed to understand the barriers GRT populations face in prison accessing HCV testing and treatment. This notice asks for an organisation to design and test Hepatitis C materials - specifically targeted at GRT populations - with GRT individuals. This should be done through at least 20 semi-structured interviews with current offenders who are GRT within English prisons. There should also be the development of GRT peer mentors to increase the understanding of GRT communities, which in turn will increase testing and treatment numbers amongst these communities. There should be at least 8 peer mentors trained for this. The peers must have high levels of knowledge and understanding of HCV, and must be currently in prison and from the GRT community, and have lived experience of HCV testing/treatment. There should also be the creation of a bespoke video resource which will show a member(s) of the GRT community being tested for HCV for dissemination amongst GRT communities. Alongside this should be a communications and engagement campaign targeted at GRT populations around HCV, which will increase testing and treatment numbers. This should all be conducted with lived experience input at the centre. Research must be conducted within English prisons, and so working with Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) research arm will be central.
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85323000 - Community health services
75231230 - Prison services
73110000 - Research services
75200000 - Provision of services to the community
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
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R&D services
innovation consultancy
feasibility studies
technology development
scientific advisory
experimental design
product innovation
applied research
industrial consultancy
development support
research studies
scientific analysis
literature review
knowledge acquisition
academic investigation
project evaluation
data interpretation
exploratory research
technical review
strategic research planning
community outreach services
local welfare programs
neighborhood support services
public assistance management
social inclusion initiatives
community facility coordination
civic engagement support
residential program delivery
volunteer coordination services
municipal welfare distribution
prison facility management
correctional institution operations
inmate supervision
incarceration management
penitentiary administration
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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