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Occupational Therapy Consultancy Expression of Interest

Reference ocds-b5fd17-768c1134-9da4-48d2-b19a-84f3347b6271 · Southend-on-sea Borough Council

Closed. Submission deadline: 5 January 2024.

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Description

Section 2 of the Care Act places a general duty on local authorities to provide, arrange or otherwise identify services, facilities and deliver resources to prevent, delay or reduce the needs of adults either for care and support, or the needs of informal carers for support. Assessment by an OT, support with design brief and provision of home adaptations supports this duty as well as supporting section 1 of the Care Act with a duty placed on wellbeing. Currently there is over a 5 month wait for assessment by a LA OT, and with the support of OT consultancy we can assess individuals in a timely way, support access to equipment and adaptations which may reduce the need for further long-term social care services and keep people safe and well. We are needing the support to reduce waiting times to within 12 weeks. Initially we are looking to test the market to see who is able to meet our requirements. 1. Volume of work - Our current consultancy are issued with 20-25 cases per month for assessment - these comprise of various different requirements, but the internal OT service have tried to keep more complex cases in-house as these often require additional visits to support recommend…

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FTS 7b84d12d-d488-4960-af8e-6ede0c8fcf59-704948 6 December 2023
Contracts Finder 7b84d12d-d488-4960-af8e-6ede0c8fcf59-704948 6 December 2023

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