My Diabetes Health Programme for Adults Aged 18 Years and Over.

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit, on behalf of NHS Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group are seeking to support a single suitably qualified and experienced provider for the provision of the "My Diabetes Health Programme".

Diabetes prevalence in Birmingham and Solihull (BSol) is on average between 8-10%; however, within some communities where there is a specifically high south Asian and/or black and minority ethnic (BAME) population prevalence rises up to 13% . As part of the system-wide strategic objective to achieve improvement in diabetes care within BSol, a number of programmes are currently in development.

The "My Diabetes Health Programme" seeks to increase access to and completion of diabetes training and support programmes to help adults with diabetes to improve their knowledge and skills and help motivate the individual to improve control of their condition and self-manage more effectively. This service is primarily for Providers delivering a diabetes training and support programme for individuals diagnosed with T2DM. Support tailored for individuals with T1DM is outside of the scope of this service.

This contract will be let for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years at the sole discretion of the Commissioner.