Cataract Surgery - Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board

The purpose of this notice is to inform the market of the intention of the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board to award a contract for Cataract Surgery to Community Health and Eye Care Limited (CHEC). There has been recent growth in the activity for cataract surgery which has mainly been attributed to long waiting lists at the Acute Trusts and patient choice to access services closer to where they reside. Patients are able to choose any provider listed on the NHS e-Referral Service. Community Health and Eye Care Ltd is one of the independent sector providers listed on the NHS e-Referral Service currently offering cataract surgery. The activity with CHEC is currently undertaken as non-contract activity as the ICB does not have a formal contract in place with CHEC for cataract surgery. Where there are established flows of patient activity with a material financial value, it is recommended that an NHS Standard Contract is in place to ensure high quality services are delivered to our patients.