NHS Barnsley CCG : Community Musculoskeletal Clinical Triage, Assessment and Treatment Service

The Community Musculoskeletal Clinical Triage, Assessment and Treatment Service will provide a specialist triage and treatment service for MSK referrals in Barnsley. Service provision takes into consideration the Governments White Paper, 'Our Health, Our Care, Our Say' bringing care closer to home. The service aims to provide the best options of care, ensuring patients are seen by the most appropriate healthcare professional, at the appropriate time and in the appropriate place.

Patients will only be referred for hospital care when there is a need for hospital based specialist services, with the aim to reduce the time it takes for patients to move from GP referral to diagnosis and treatment for MSK.

The key aims of the Community Musculoskeletal Clinical Triage, Assessment and Treatment Service are;

• To provide clinical triage, assessment and treatment within a comprehensive clinical community service for MSK referrals

• To improve primary and secondary care access and capacity to musculoskeletal services

• To reduce waiting times for patients with musculoskeletal conditions

• To ensure that patients receive the right treatment at the right time in a place that is close to home where appropriate

• To ensure patients are on the appropriate pathway, enabling them to be seen by the correct healthcare professional first time, without delay

• To provide clear pathways, better understanding and feedback for referrers

• To provide an advice and guidance service for referrers

• Enable people referred to resume their normal lifestyle and activities of daily living as quickly as possible, including returning to work

• Support education and self-management, promoting a healthy and active lifestyle that will reduce recurrence of injury or illness

• To work collaboratively with other providers of primary and secondary care service to ensure streamlined MSK services

• To deliver a service that demonstrates equality of access

Contract duration is for 2 years with option to extend for a further one year.

Additional information: Invitation to tender documents are available from www.nhssourcing.co.uk.

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