Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c06-df89-72fd-92c0-c8f9a6172c6e/trafford-integrated-community-musculoskeletal-msk-service awarded GB restricted procedure Suitable for SMEs # Trafford Integrated Community Musculoskeletal (MSK) Service [Trafford CCG](https://tendernation.io/buyers/trafford-ccg) Estimated value Not stated Published 18 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 2 Dec 2015 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The Trafford Integrated Community MSK Service will treat patients with a range of MSK conditions including their feet; serving as an alternative to hospital treatment for the majority of patients. Patients will be referred to secondary care only when there is a need for such services. Aims of the service: • Provide a comprehensive service offering patient choice, improvement in quality of life and individual client centred treatment • Flexible and responsive service • Maximise integration delivering excellent patient experience, avoid duplication and achieve good clinical outcomes • Reduce waiting times • Increase access • Provide value for money • Reduce GP referrals to outpatients in orthopaedics, rheumatology and pain management Key objectives: • Ensure that patients: o can be managed within the capacity and capability of one integrated service o are supported to self-manage o receive access to high quality interventions • Stakeholders are satisfied with the service and kept well informed and involved in their care • Increase conversion rates from outpatient attendances to surgery • Achieve reduction of orthopaedic, rheumatology and pain management referrals to acute hospitals • Enable GPs to use the service as alternative to Secondary Care • Work with GPs to increase their knowledge and confidence of diagnosis and management of MSK conditions and improve outcomes for patients Key stages of the MSK service: • Seamless care pathways • Shared Decision Making • Prevention, support for self-care and advice to patients, carers and professionals • Physioline • Clinical assessment including screening for serious conditions and pathology indicators • Treatment including medicines management • Shared management with the patient’s GP • Management and prevention of MSK complex/chronic pain • Onward referral as appropriate for surgical interventions The contract has a set of health outcomes and improvements built in as deliverables, including: • Increase the percentage of patients, completing treatment, reporting high levels of patient satisfaction • High number of patients reporting they feel confident to self-manage their condition • Provision of patient, carer and referrer education • Reduce waiting times for patients with MSK conditions • Transfer activity from an acute setting to the community • Improve the clinical pathway by developing joint working between primary and secondary care providers • Increase the management of patients in primary care without the need for referral • Reduce health inequalities by improving access • Seek and act on the views of patients in planning change to the service • Minimise the number of patients presenting at GP Practices with MSK Chronic Pain • Provide services convenient to the needs of patients • Improve patient experience • Demonstrate increasing conversion rates for surgery (for referrals from the service to secondary care) Read full description ## CPV classification Health services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/f4e4cec8-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. 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