Mid and south Essex All Aged Long Covid Clinic

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice and is intended to provide notice of the Authority's intention to award a contract to deliver an All Aged Long Covid Clinic ("the Service") covering the population of Mid & South Essex, for a period of up to 24 months, from 1st December 2021 – 30th November 2023. The aggregate contract value is forecasted at £5m over the two-year term. Herein all references to the Authority mean NHS Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), NHS Basildon & Brentwood CCG, NHS Castle Point and Rochford CCG, NHS Southend CCG and NHS Thurrock CCG. The Authority will observe a 10-day standstill from the date of publication of this VEAT, during which the CCGs will not enter into any contractual arrangement. The Service aims to bring together doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists to offer both physical and psychological assessments and refer patients to the right treatment and rehabilitation services. This is intended to support deliver of an integrated approach to support patients access vital rehabilitation, as well as helping develop a greater understanding of long covid and its debilitating symptoms, ensuring that patients are supported by the relevant health care professionals to provide advice and support in respect of mental health, physical activity, and managing their symptoms and diet.