Rapid Community Service

The <b>Rapid Community Service</b> provision consists of: · Up to four Multi-Disciplinary Teams<b> </b>(to be detailed in the separate service specification) which will work across the whole system with effective communication processes to enable consistency of care. · Community services and the rapid support service which aims to prevent admissions and support people in the most appropriate environment. These services are accessible to GP and include: - <i>Reablement services </i> - <i>Domiciliary Care </i> - <i>72 hour Rapid Support Service</i> - <i>Respite</i> <i> · Intermediate Care and Transitional Care bed based services to be based in up to four locations in Wirral, to service the four constituency areas of Wallasey, West Wirral, Birkenhead, and South Wirral<i></i> <i> </i>Providers can offer a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 60 beds in any one location. In addition to the weekly sum paid per bed, additional funds are available to the successful provider/s for provision of the physical requirements of the service (4.1.1 - 4.1.5)<i></i> The additional funding may be spent in the areas detailed in 4.1.1 - 5.1.5 in the following ways: - <i>Acquiring a tangible asset</i> - <i>Repairing an asset in such a way that it extends its useful life</i> - <i>Upgrading/improvements to an asset</i></i>

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