Mental Health Services

The supplier is currently supporting both South Tees (STH) and North Tees (NTH), the<br/>subject of mental health and associated pathways are extremely contentious. The BACP<br/>guidelines indicate to transfer care of patients to a new provider once treatment has<br/>commenced is likely to cause harm to the patients. The provider has a trusted relationship<br/>with both trust providing high quality mental health care, the supplier is able to deliver the<br/>services required within the estate already allocated to the OH service enabling our<br/>workforce to receive the care they need locally causing the least disruption to both patient<br/>care and trust services. Providing a single service to the group model is an underpinning<br/>aspect of the people plan and more. Given the sickness absence rate related to mental<br/>health is continually in the top 3 sickness reasons, it is essential we maintain a high-quality<br/>accessible service, while also using the opportunity to enhance our service offer to the<br/>workforce. The overarching goal is to implement a single service across both trusts whilst<br/>with the incumbent provider of the services.<br/>This award will be for a 3 year term, with two optional additional years. The estimated start<br/>date for the contract will be 1st July 2025.