Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service - Barnardos

This variation is to extend the existing contractual arrangements within the current contract terms for a further period of 12 months. Consequently, with effect from 1st April 2022 the contract expiry date will therefore change from 31st March 2022 to 31st March 2023.

NWL CCG, requires a locally based mental and emotional health support service in Harrow to provide services for CYP. This service is available to any child living or attending a school in Harrow up to the age of 18 or 25 for CYP with special education needs and/or disabilities to improve their emotional health and wellbeing. The service should be run by experienced clinicians and mental health practitioners and work closely with schools, GP's and other CAMHS to provide support.

Key services required include:

-Providing various multi-disciplinary therapies approaches.

-Referral through a Single Point of Access with clear pathways.

-Timely support inside and outside of school hours, incl. evenings, weekends and school holidays.

-Deliver interventions that prevents the need for more intensive CAMHS intervention at Tiers 3/4.

-Support that complements and integrates with existing provision, through partnership working with other health, education, social care and voluntary sector agencies in Harrow.

-Special support for vulnerable groups ensuring accessibility of the service and that therapeutic interventions meet needs.