Provision of Neurophysiology Services - HHP

Description

PSR Competitive Procedure for the Provision of Neurophysiology OP Services for Humber Health Partnership (HHP) on behalf of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust<br/>CPV: 85121200-5 Medical Specialist Services<br/>Contract for the period 01/04/2025 to 31/03/2026 with option to extend for a further 3 months.<br/>Estimated contract value £550,000 for the initial 12 month term (£687,500 inc. 3mth extension option).<br/><br/>HHP plan to work in partnership with an Independent Sector Provider to facilitate provision of additional Neurophysiology Physiologist-Led and Medical-led outpatient clinics in support of a focussed backlog clearance programme.<br/><br/>The IS provider will provide appropriately qualified and experienced Clinical Physiologists to support additional Neurophysiology Physiologist-Led outpatient activity that is to be delivered. This will initially focus on Routine and Sleep EEGs and Physiologist-Led NCS clinics, patients aged 18 and over but may be extended to EEG paediatric cases if required; to also provide adult medical-led Electromyography (EMG) to include complex EMGs.<br/><br/>HHP will identify all the referrals/patients from Primary Care and Specialists who will require an outpatient appointment.<br/><br/>The IS provider will provide EEG, EMG or NCS clinics off-site with their own equipment, physiologists and administration / clinical support worker or at any available outpatient clinic rooms/facilities based at Scunthorpe General Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary (Clinical Neurophysiology Department based at Gladstone Street site), Castle Hill Hospital or East Riding Community Hospital. Clinics provided on-site at HHP sites will require supporting physiologists, administration or CSW support. Each clinic will be a 4-hour session and the all-day session would be 8 hours session, with AM and PM clinics. Clinics are expected to be delivered between 8AM to 5 PM. Start & finish time of the clinics will be agreed with the IS providers as part of the mobilisation meetings prior to the commencement of the work.<br/><br/>The IS provider will source and provide the Clinical Physiologists, required CWS and/or administrative support for physiology-led and/or medical-led sessions. The sessions will be arranged over the weekends and weekdays with options to be done on-site (HHP Clinic rooms) for weekend sessions if rooms are available in the future.<br/><br/>The IS provider will be required to provide a list of staff & CVs prior to the start of the contract for HHP to approve.<br/><br/>The IS provider will ensure that any staff they provide are suitably qualified and registered with relevant NHS experience and professional bodies RCCP/AHCS/HCPC/GMC Registration, appropriately trained and are fully vetted, having successfully undergone and passed through recruitment employment check processes and clearances (including DBS checks, IR35 Legislation, Reference checks etc).<br/><br/>Physiology-led Clinics<br/>An all-day clinic session will have capacity for 8-10 NCS cases and 5-6 EEGs. Clinic slots will be adjusted depending on what type of tests will be booked in 1 day plus the reporting time. (CTS/UNE 45 mins/slot PN 1 hour/slot, Routine EEGs 1hr 15 mins/slot, Sleep EEGs 1 hour and 30 mins/slot).<br/>NCS/EEG = minimum 6 clinics (3 full days) per month<br/><br/>EMG Clinics<br/>An all-day clinic session should have capacity for a minimum of 10 non-complex EMG, complex EMG conditions criteria will be agreed with the IS provider and slot timings will be negotiated with the IS provider.<br/>EMG = minimum of 24 clinics (12 full days)