NWL0067 Specialist GP Outreach Support for Homelessness in Westminster under an Integrated Care Network

NWL CCG requires GP outreach health support for people who are homeless in Westminster. The GP provider will have specialist knowledge of homelessness services in Westminster and the integration between health social care and the voluntary sector. This should include outreach services to homeless people living in hostels, knowledge of the health needs of homeless population including mental health, substance misuse, physical health conditions often found as well as knowledge of the social care issues which impact on homelessness people's health.

The GP Practices will be responsible for:

-delivering an outreach programme that takes the service to individuals with a view to improving access to primary care for those on the streets.

-delivering an in-reach programme that will be responsive to hospitals, hostels and their clients, working to deliver education re: appropriate access condition management and escalation routes -Identifying, care planning for and reviewing appropriate patients

-Data Gathering

-Acute Support

-Hostel Support

Collaborative working with mainstream practice colleagues, Local Authorities:

-attend appropriate meetings including ICN contract meetings, the Practice and ICN MDT meetings and the quarterly Partnership Board (organised by the CCG), participating as appropriate to (e.g.) provide clinical oversight and input, share best practice, agree strategies and enable the Practices to direct healthcare resource in a more targeted and streamlined way; -provide working space for the Care Navigator, the Homeless Health Team (HHT), Joint Homelessness Team (JHT) and Groundswell colleagues to ensure integrated working;

-take all reasonable steps to liaise with the Joint Homelessness Team to ensure that full patient information and JHT treatment recommendations are available to them.

Two (2) local GP practices are covering the services: Great Chapel Street and Dr Hickey Surgery. The CCG will assess the needs of the service users and consider how it needs to secure the needs of the people who use the services and improve the quality/efficiency in the provision of the services.

NWL CCG is of the view that the services described are capable of being provided only by the two (2) Specialist Homeless GP practices in the area. The purpose of this notice is to be transparent about the CCG's intentions and to invite anyone interested in delivering the services described above to contact us by 29th April 2022.

If it is the case that these practices are the only providers capable of delivering the services described, then the CCG will look to award a contract for up to 3 years starting on 1st May 2022.

Whilst the CCG considers its procurement options for these services going forward, it may extend its arrangements with the current provider until a new contract is awarded.

During 2022, it is anticipated that NWL CCG will be succeeded by an Integrated Care Board (ICB).