General Practice Domestic Abuse Awareness and Referral Service - Market Engagement Exercise

Reading Borough Council is seeking suppliers / contractors who are highly experienced in training and awareness raising of issues around DA. The service will; work within primary care (GP practice) settings, provide training to GP practice staff in identifying signs of DA, offer DA service for GP patients identified with a need and who are referred into the DA service.

The service will be provided, if needed, to patients who are registered at a GP practice in Reading and who reside within Reading Borough Council authority area. There may be a need to work collaboratively with adjacent unitary authority areas and other external partners to deliver the service.

Additional information: Organisations who believe they can fulfil the requirements and would anticipate being able to provide a GP DA awareness and referral to support service should notify the council of their interest. A brief summary of their organisational experience andcapability (no more than 2 sides of A4) by 5pm on 30th March 2016 using the correspondence function in In-Tend.