Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Community Treatment, Monitoring and Review Service for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB are seeking tenders for the provision of an Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Community Treatment, Monitoring and Review Service for patients within the Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin locality.

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB are seeking tenders for the provision of an Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Community Treatment, Monitoring and Review Service for patients within the Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin (STW) locality.

ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition characterised by core symptoms and persistent patterns of inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsiveness. A dynamic provider is required to develop a service across STW. This service is for the treatment, monitoring and review of adult patients with ADHD and is designed to provide a safe and effective service within the community to patients across STW with an existing ADHD diagnosis requiring pharmacological and/or non pharmacological treatment for ADHD.

The service objectives are to provide a safe and effective service that will:

• Provide oversight of adults with ADHD on medication, including physical and mental health.
• Provide relevant advice, guidance, support and signposting to appropriate organisations and other professionals as appropriate.
• Provide oversight of medication that aligns to the NHS STW ICS local health formulary: Formulary (shropshireandtelfordformulary.nhs.uk).
• To provide the specialist element of shared care prescribing including all physical health checks as detailed by the ICP.
• To signpost individuals with ADHD to other agencies and sources of support as appropriate.
• To provide guidance on self-help strategies and recommendations for individuals in support of self-care.

The ICB are looking to appoint a Service Provider or Consortium to deliver this Service for a period of 3 Years with the option to extend for up to a further 24 months. The Contract will commence on the 1st April 2023. The Standard NHS Terms and Conditions shall apply to this contract.

This is a block contract, 10% of the payment will be linked to outcomes i.e. 90% of the block payment will be fixed and 10% will be variable based on the achievement of the outcomes. The block will be reviewed during the contract period.