Frailty Consultant Services across Brent and Harrow

Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) seeks to implement an integrated medical model for Urgent Community Response (UCR), Enhanced Care Home Teams (ECHT), Integrated Case Management (ICM) and Falls Services across Brent and Harrow.<br/><br/>This model aims to enhance operational efficiency, ensure cost-effective resource allocation, and improve patient safety and quality of care across frailty and falls pathways.<br/><br/>The new model consolidates multiple current contracting arrangements, into a single CLCH-procured Frailty Consultant Service, supported by a structured GP cross-cover model.<br/><br/>The provider of the Frailty Consultant Service will provide Consultant(s) that will be the clinically accountable clinician(s) for the integrated Brent and Harrow UCR, ECHT, ICM and Falls services, providing clinical leadership, medical oversight, and strategic direction to ensure consistent, high-quality community care.<br/><br/>Key Aims<br/>• Deliver 52-week consultant clinical accountability and governance across all frailty services.<br/>• Provide expert medical input to complex community cases, admission prevention, and safe discharge planning.<br/>• Lead and support multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) in Brent and Harrow.<br/>• Develop, implement and monitor clinical pathways and escalation processes.<br/>• Strengthen integration between community and acute care, social services and primary care partners.<br/>• Support quality improvement, audit, and staff development initiatives aligned with CLCH’s strategic priorities.<br/><br/>The contract will be for two years with the option to extend for a further one year.