Early Market Engagement - Greater Essex Transforming Care Partnerships (TCP) Programme

In line with the national Transforming Care programme the Southend, Essex and Thurrock (SET) Transforming Care Partnership have agreed over the next 12-18 months to re-procure a number of specialist contracts for Adult provision across health and care services. These services are aimed at people with LD and / or autism at risk of or already demonstrating Behaviours that Challenge that can sometimes lead to very poor outcomes, including admission to in-patient health, contact with the Criminal Justice System or poor physical health outcomes.

The national service model, announced in 2015, https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/service-model-291015.pdf articulates the value of seamless services across health and care, multi-disciplinary working, outcome based contracts and a shift to community-based preventative health and care services.

The purpose of the engagement is not only to support providers to better understand the requirements of the Essex commissioners but also to use the knowledge of the market to design services which are in the best needs of our service users, their families and carers.

With this in mind we are establishing a series of workshops for both social care providers who work with the more challenging and complex individuals with LD and / or autism along with specialist LD healthcare providers to provide the broadest forum for engagement.

The agenda for the first workshop will cover the following areas:

Further workshops / events are planned for May which will consist of 1:1 sessions with LD health providers only as this is the first contract that will be re-procured. These will further refine the healthcare component within the wider future system.

The first workshop will be held on Tuesday 4th April, 09.30am - 1.00pm, Marconi Centre, Tydemans off Beehive Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9FH.

Should you wish to attend providers are asked to register on the Bravo portal (link below) and follow the instructions in order to submit an expression of interest. Attendees should have the right knowledge and expertise to actively participate in conversations. The slides and write up of the discussions and updated timeframes / next steps will be made available following the event.