Dietetics service to Bowmere and Springview

Description

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will be awarded this contract under PSR Direct Award Process C as the existing provider has delivered the service to a satisfactory standard throughout the current contract term and the proposed service arrangements are substantially unchanged. The Trust has demonstrated the necessary clinical expertise, governance arrangements, workforce capacity and organisational capability required to continue delivering specialist dietetic services to patients at Bowmere and Springview Hospitals. Continuity of provision is important to maintain established clinical pathways, multidisciplinary team working and patient outcomes. The Provider has the necessary infrastructure, information governance arrangements and qualified specialist staff in place to ensure safe, effective and sustainable delivery of the service throughout the proposed contract period