Women's Health Wellness on Wheels (WoW) Bus Support on behalf of NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB)

NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board invite competitive quotations from suitably qualified and experienced providers in Norfolk and Waveney for the provision of Women's Health Wellness on Wheels (WoW) Bus Support

The key aims of the project are to:

• Listen to women's views and gather insights from experiences, in order to better understand barriers to healthcare access and potential solutions.
• Respond to issues immediately arising from conversations, the Women's health champions will be equipped to provide information and signpost to relevant organisations that may be able to address issues raised.
• Signpost and facilitate access to primary, community and specialist services as indicated.
• Promote and facilitate access to services available on the WoW Bus

We are looking for a provider or a consortium of providers to work in partnership with the ICB and public health and

• Have connections/existing relationships with women living and working with communities in areas of higher deprivation in Norfolk and Waveney.
• Have an excellent understanding of different protected characteristics and how this affects people's experiences of health and care.
• Have excellent understanding of barriers to health faced by women living in Core20 areas in areas of higher deprivation in Norfolk and Waveney.
• Understand local community groups and where communities congregate and to engage with people within their own settings (outreach outside of the areas reached by the WoW Bus)
• Have a proven track record in demonstrating impact by capturing and evidencing of the work undertaken.
• Provide a women's health champion to accompany the Bus, with the appropriate skills to engage women successfully in health conversations.
• The Women's health champion will undertake relevant training to support women's health conversations and capture insights from the conversations in the Community Voices Insight Bank
• Build a relationship with the WoW Bus co-ordinator to ensure the project delivery is aligned to the WoW Bus provision.
• Work collaboratively with the service providers accompanying the WoW Bus as well as the bus driver.
• Participate in the evaluation of the project and in the development of a case study for the project.
• Support the development of any Communication resources, promotional or online resources relating to the project.

If you would like to submit a quotation please complete and return the attached Request for Quotation Form (Annex C) and email your response in accordance with the instructions contained within Annex E no later than 12 noon on 14th October 2024.