Community Dermatology Services Market Engagement Event - South Warwickshire CCG

***ADVERT IS FOR MARKET ENGAGEMENT ONLY***

NHS South Warwickshire CCG are holding a market engagement event for the provision of a Community Dermatology Service.

It is the intention of the CCG that a Light Touch Regime process, mirroring the open process, will be carried out. The requirement for Community Dermatology services is a new requirement which the CCG wishes to put in place to assist with rapid increases in referrals in this area coupled with a rising proportion of incompletes.

The new service will provide community based dermatology services for patients who are registered with a member GP Practice within the South Warwickshire CCG boundaries. The proposed acceptance criteria for patients are as follows:

• Management of mild to moderate forms of common rashes such as eczema, psoriasis, lichen planus, urticarial and fungal infections for both adult and paediatric patients

• Benign lesions that have not been successfully treatment within primary care such as verruca's, warts, viral warts where cryotherapy is not available in the referring practices

• Premalignant skin lesions such as Actinic Keratoses or Bowen's disease

• Low risk BCCs on trunks and limbs in line with NICE skin cancer guidance 2010

• Acne (Including the prescribing of Roaccutane)

• Diagnosis, investigation or management of other chronic rashes, unless diagnostic doubt

• Minor surgical procedures

• Diagnosis, investigation or management of mild/moderate/non-worrying dermatoses and skin lesion in children unless diagnostic doubt

• Conditions of hair scalp and nails

• Differential rashes

• Lumps and Bumps

• Medication review

• Management and advice including follow up of skin cancer conditions treated in secondary care by agreement;

• Medical mycology

• Occupational and contact dermatoses

The market engagement event will look to provide information on the services and to seek feedback from the market regarding the draft service specification (attached to this advert) and proposed financial envelope. This will include the opportunity for organisations to raise questions with Commissioners regarding how they envisage the service being shaped going forward. The event will also offer the opportunity for interested parties to be briefed on the proposed procurement vehicle along with an opportunity to gain insight into what is expected from them in preparing a tender.

The market engagement event will be held on 31st January 2019. Please note that information regarding the venue is held on Eventbrite which can be accessed using the following link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-dermatology-service-market-engagement-south-warwickshire-ccg-tickets-54751690781

Additional information: The commissioner does not bind itself to commencing or running any public procurement procedure further to, or as a result of, this market engagement. Any subsequent procurement will be commenced by way of a call for competition via notices published in OJEU and Contracts Finder. Any and all documents that are made available to the market as part of this engagement exercise are draft and are subject to change.