NHS Arden And Gem Commissioning Support Unit Tender

The Wmcpc Intends To Commission Eating Disorder Day Care Provision For Children And Young People Within The West Midlands (aged 13-18). The Service And Provider Will Need To Be Registered With The Care Quality Commission To Provide Mental Health Services. The Indicative Services Aims Are To: • Support Young People With A Diagnosed Eating Disorder To Receive Timely And Effective Care In The Least Restrictive Environment • Reduce Inpatient Admissions To Specialist Eating Disorder Units (and/or Reduce Lengths Of Stay For Those Already Admitted) • Provide An Alternative, Sustainable Model To Inpatient Care As Described Within Nhse’s Draft Commissioning Guidance For Children And Young People’s Intensive Mental Health Services. • Provide Specialist Eating Disorder Interventions On An Outpatient Basis • Be Nice Guideline (ng69) Compliant • Provide A Treatment Option For The Young Person Where There May Be Reluctance For Inpatient Admission And/or They Require A More Structured Treatment Approach To Interventions Than Can Be Achieved Within A Current Community Setting. The Proposed Service Model Should Cover The Following Minimum Requirements (these May Be Subject To Amendment Due To Concurrent Development Work) • Service Model Should Focus On Highly Structured Programme Of Day Care Provision, With Range Of Evidence Based Therapeutic Treatment Approaches, Supplemented With Educational Support To Maintain A Structured Environment For The Young Person • Interventions Should Be Tailored To Meet Young Person’s Needs At Time Of Assessment As Well As Support To Family/carer. • Service Should Be Operational Seven Days Per Week 8am-8pm. • Service Should Be Committed To Principles Of Least Restrictive Practice • Service Should Have Capacity To Provide Day Service Places Up To 8 Young People At Any One Time