West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group Integrated Urgent Care Services.

Descriptions

West Essex CCG (WECCG) is seeking to procure an Integrated Urgent Care (IUC) Service in line with the NHS England specification and the Five Year Forward View, enhanced by Professor Willett's vision for Integrated Urgent Care and the NHS England service specification for the Integrated Urgent Care, which is due for publication during July 2017.The key principles and features of the IUC service will include:— A NHS 111 service;— A multi-specialty clinical team and coordination service (MCCS), (referred to in the commissioning standards as an Enhanced Clinical Hub);— A GP Extended Access service with the ability to take referrals from Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) ED and NHS 111;— A Primary Care Out of Hours (OOH) Service; and— Capacity to deliver a ‘see and treat’ service for specific cohorts of patients referred from ED at Princess Alexandra Hospital.