Provision of Health Needs Assessments for the Liaison & Diversion Services in Kent, Surrey and Sussex for NHS England (NHSE)

Descriptions

NHS England seeks bids from providers who have the capability to deliver Health Needs Assessments (HNA) for those accessing the Liaison & Diversion services in Kent, Surrey and Sussex (one HNA per county). The Aims include: •Identify a baseline of current services •Identify gaps in provision and inform future commissioning models of services •Identify best practice and opportunities for development •Identify options for developing and changing services that promote health and wellbeing •Identify health inequalities and implement improvements •Identify health profiles of the user population The Objectives include: •Broad ranging involvement of key local stakeholders including Police; Courts; Users; Public Health and Justice department •Gather information to obtain an overview and understanding of existing health care service and social care needs. Identify the base line to work forward, enabling an understanding of the needs of service users that can be linked into analyses across the stakeholder spectrum •Identify services required and for population capacity and type. Planning also helps identify the effectiveness of services and outcomes and benefits (inclusive of cost) •Equitable service and resource provision-transferrable between prisons, police and courts •Provide information and advice to assist with the development of future commissioning models The NHSE Health and Justice team has the commissioning responsibility for the healthcare in Liaison & Diversion services. The focus for these HNAs is for the healthcare of those persons using the Liaison & Diversion services in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. As a result of the procurement, a single contract will be let to deliver the three HNAs, with a maximum total contract value of £30,000 including any applicable VAT. This procurement is being carried out by NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit (SCW) on behalf of the Commissioners.