Pipeline Framework: *AMENDED* NHS North Kirklees CCG Musculoskeletal (MSK) and Pain Management Service

A pipeline has been launched for *AMENDED* NHS North Kirklees CCG Musculoskeletal (MSK) and Pain Management ServiceThe contract start Date is 01 October 2019. Approach to market date is 10 December 2018North Kirklees Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is looking to commission an integrated adult Musculoskeletal (MSK) and Pain Management service. The key outcome is that the population of North Kirklees receives the best personalised MSK and Pain Management services in accordance with their needs, in a timely manner, using a shared decision making approach. Underpinned with the ethos of providing the right care in the right place at the right time, first time; with a focus on quality, spend and patient outcomes. The CCG is looking for a provider to set up and manage a triage hub for all MSK, MSK Physiotherapy, Trauma and Orthopaedic, Rheumatology and Pain Management referrals. The principle aim of the hub is to deliver a specialist MSK and Pain Management care navigation and treatment service that will act as a single point of access for referral support, guidance and advice and access point for treatment after clinical assessment.The Commissioners will welcome a collaborative approach with joint bids between providers which supports true integration of services in line with the GP Five Year Forward View and new models of care. For further information on the scope of the service and the proposed model, please see the attached documents.This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: Nhs North Kirklees Ccg, 4th Floor, Empire House, Wakefield Road, Dewsbury WF12 8DJ. Telephone: 01422 307430. EmailBenjamin.Pursey@greaterhuddersfieldccg.nhs.uk (Ben Pursey)