# Evaluation for ACP Programme \(Early Stage Evaluation of the Academy of Advanced Practice\)

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Health Education England
- Tender value: £100,000
- Published: 23 October 2018
- Planned start: 12 December 2018
- Planned end: 31 March 2020
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 96d1a74a-3a9a-4e30-9f2d-a7199511eb80-247991
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-91318515-bec6-4d7f-abb9-f1a7834864e9

## Description

Background: From September 2018, Health Education England \(HEE\) in partnership with NHSE, NHSI and national stakeholders will develop a National Academy for Advanced Clinical Practice \[Academy\]\. HEE will support adoption and roll out by offering a supporting infrastructure, oversight, governance and quality assurance to the Academy\. This work will start with the development of an England-wide network for those interested in advanced and consultant practice roles\. This will include an online co-production workshop, followed by face to face co-production opportunities at the National ACP and Consultant Conference in November 2018\. The Academy is being considered in order to: -reduce unwarranted variation in training routes by accrediting recognisable, transferable 'kite marked' qualifications and a standardised national equivalence route -map and ensure ACPs meet the requirements of the ACP Framework system-wide -support the development of work-based learning and assessment, ensuring the development of speciality specific clinical expertise at level 7 \(within the context of the interdependent four pillars of ACP\) -build the identitity of ACPs as confident regulated professionals, enabled to work at a specific level of practice -support the notion of further career opportiunities and not just jobs -offer developmental opporunities -offer a degree of assurance to the public, employers and peers as to the training standard of the individual -investigate the opportunity for discussions relating to regulation/register/list Please note this work must be inclusive of: -all non medical regulated professions - nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, psychology, healthcare scientists and pharmacists\. -All health and care settings -All specialisms from acute care - community learning disability - primary care etc\. -Non-dentist dental professions

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/96d1a74a-3a9a-4e30-9f2d-a7199511eb80-247991)